Scotura aeroptera

Scotura aeroptera is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica.

Scotura aeroptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Scotura
Species:
S. aeroptera
Binomial name
Scotura aeroptera
Miller, 2008

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, 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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.