Neopreptos clazomenia

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Neopreptos clazomenia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Neopreptos
Species:
N. clazomenia
Binomial name
Neopreptos clazomenia
(H. Druce, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Coloradia clazomeniaH. Druce, 1886

Neopreptos clazomenia is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1886. [1] It is found in Panama. [2]

The wingspan is about 90 mm. The forewings and hindwings are uniform brownish black, with the veins rather darker. The forewings have an indistinct greyish marginal band extending from the apex to the anal angle. [3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Neopreptos clazomenia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Neopreptos clazomenia (Druce, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. Biologia Centrali-Americana, Lep. Heterocera 1: 173 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .