Scotura quadripuncta

Scotura quadripuncta is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Amazonian Brazil and southern Venezuela.

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

The length of the forewings is 12 mm for males and 13.5–14 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is light steely gray-brown. The ground color of the hindwings is light steely gray-brown with a white central area, forming a large elongate oval.

Etymology

The name refers to the four white forewing spots, contrasting it with Scotura fulviceps, which bears only three.

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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