Dunama angulinea

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Dunama angulinea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Dunama
Species:
D. angulinea
Binomial name
Dunama angulinea
Schaus, 1912

Dunama angulinea is a moth in the family Notodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica, where it is found in the Limon Province. The distribution follows the Caribbean coast and there are no records farther inland. [1]

The length of the forewings is 11.2–12.2 mm. The forewing dorsal ground color is a mixture of gray-brown, reddish-brown, and beige-colored scales. The veins are lined with gray, especially distally. The anal fold and cubitus are reddish brown and the orbicular spot is diffuse reddish brown. The reniform spot is small and reddish brown. The ventral surfaces of both wings are gray brown. The dorsal hindwing is dirty gray brown, but lighter near base.

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References

  1. Chacón, I.A. ; D.H. Janzen ; W. Hallwachs ; J.B. Sullivan & M. Hajibabaei, 2013: Cryptic species within cryptic moths: new species of Dunama Schaus (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) in Costa Rica. Zookeys264: 11-45. Abstract and full article: doi : 10.3897/zookeys.264.4440 Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.