Xenomigia flavivulta

Xenomigia flavivulta is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in north-eastern Ecuador.[1]

Xenomigia flavivulta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Xenomigia
Species:
X. flavivulta
Binomial name
Xenomigia flavivulta
Miller, 2011

The length of the forewings is 16–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is milk chocolate brown with creamy white to light yellow veins. The hindwings are translucent light brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin flavus (meaning yellow) and vultus (meaning face) and refers to the yellowish front.

References

  1. Miller, James S.; Thiaucourt, Paul (November 1, 2011). "Diversity of Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) in the Cloud Forests of Northeastern Ecuador, with Descriptions of 27 New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (6): 1033–1077. doi:10.1603/AN10141.


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