Scotura aeroptera
| Scotura aeroptera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Scotura |
| Species: | S. aeroptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Scotura aeroptera Miller, 2008 | |
Scotura aeroptera is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Costa Rica.
The length of the forewings is 12.5-13.0 mm for males and 15.5 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is creamy bronze in the basal half and bronzy gray in the outer half. The ground color of the hindwings is glossy charcoal gray.
The larvae feed on Genipa americana
Etymology
The name is derived from a combination of the Latin word aeris (meaning bronze) and the Greek pteron (meaning wing) and refers to the unusual bronze tone of the forewing.
References
- Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.
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