Dolophrosyne elongata

Dolophrosyne elongata is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Hering in 1925. It is found in Peru and Bolivia.

Dolophrosyne elongata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Dolophrosyne
Species:
D. elongata
Binomial name
Dolophrosyne elongata
(Hering, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Scoturopsis elongata Hering, 1925

Adults are completely dark chocolate brown, without any markings on the wings.

References

  • Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.


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