Nebulosa delicata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Nebulosa |
Species: | N. delicata |
Binomial name | |
Nebulosa delicata Miller, 2008 | |
Nebulosa delicata is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found in western Ecuador as far north as Chical (Carchi Province) on the Colombian border.
The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm for males and 11–13 mm for females. The outer third of the forewings is gray brown to dark gray, while the hindwings are almost entirely white.
This is one of the smallest species of Dioptinae. The name, taken from the Latin word delicatus, applies to the moth's size and to its intricate wing pattern.
Scotura aeroptera is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica.
Scotura quadripuncta is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Amazonian Brazil and southern Venezuela.
Scotura occidentalis is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in southern Ecuador.
Oricia hillmani is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found along the western slope of the Ecuadorian Andes at elevations ranging between 250 and 900 meters.
Erbessa lamasi is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found in south-eastern Peru.
Argentala brehmi is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is endemic to the eastern slope of the Andes.
Polypoetes corneola is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in south-eastern Peru.
Polypoetes tinalandia is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found along the Pacific slope of the Ecuadorian Andes.
Polypoetes wagneri is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found in Costa Rica.
Polypoetes crenulata is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in western Ecuador.
Polypoetes bifenestra is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in cloud forests in the Oriente of northern Ecuador at elevations between 2,000 and 3,000 meters.
Chrysoglossa fumosa is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found in Panama.
Chrysoglossa norburyi is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found in Costa Rica.
Nebulosa elicioi is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is endemic to the eastern slope of the Ecuadorian Andes.
Nebulosa huacamayensis is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found in cloud-forest habitats in Ecuador.
Nebulosa ocellata is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found in cloud forests along the eastern slope of the Andes from south-eastern Peru south to Espiritu Santo in central Bolivia.
Nebulosa rudicula is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found along the Pacific slope of the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica.
Dolophrosyne sinuosa is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found in the Cosnipata Valley east of Cuzco in Peru.
Xenomigia pinasi is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found along the eastern slope of the Ecuadorian Andes.
Euchontha carboniptera is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is endemic to the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes.