Xenomigia crenula
| Xenomigia crenula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Xenomigia |
| Species: | X. crenula |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenomigia crenula Miller, 2011 | |
Xenomigia crenula is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in north-eastern Ecuador.[1]
The length of the forewings is 15.5-17.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark brown with orange-yellow veins. The hindwings are translucent, light grey-brown, with a faint, narrow grey-brown postmedial band.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin crenula (meaning a notch) and refers to the emarginate ventral margin of the male valva base.
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