Dunama mattonii

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Dunama mattonii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Dunama
Species:
D. mattonii
Binomial name
Dunama mattonii
J.S. Miller, 2011

Dunama mattonii is a moth in the family Notodontidae. It is found in Ecuador. [1]

The length of the forewings is 16–18 mm for males and about 20 mm for females. The ground color is a mixture of reddish brown and beige-colored scales. The veins are lined with gray-brown, especially distally. The anal fold and cubitus are purplish brown and the orbicular spot is diffuse and blackish brown. The hindwings are dirty gray-brown, but lighter near the base.

The larvae feed on Geonoma orbignyana .

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Rudi Mattoni (Buenos Aires, Argentina) for his ongoing support of biodiversity research on Neotropical Lepidoptera.

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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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