Nebulosa erymas

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Nebulosa erymas
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Nebulosa
Species:
N. erymas
Binomial name
Nebulosa erymas
(H. Druce, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Polypoetes erymasH. Druce, 1885
  • Tithraustes albiferaWarren, 1901
  • Tithraustes undulataHering, 1925

Nebulosa erymas is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica.

The larvae feed on Cestrum megalophyllum and Perrottetia longistylis .

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