Neopreptos marathusa

Last updated

Neopreptos marathusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
N. marathusa
Binomial name
Neopreptos marathusa
(H. Druce, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Coloradia marathusaH. Druce, 1886

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

The wingspan is about 64 mm for males and 83 mm for females. The forewings and hindwings of the males are dark reddish brown, lightest near the base of the forewings. The forewings have a slightly greyish transverse line crossing from the costal margin to the anal angle, and with several obscure dark markings between it and the outer margin. The hindwings are rather darker. Females have uniform pale brown forewings and hindwings. [3]

Related Research Articles

<i>Allotinus multistrigatus</i> Species of butterfly

Allotinus multistrigatus, the great darkie, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues. The species was first described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1886.

<i>Nacaduba angusta</i> Species of butterfly

Nacaduba angusta, the white lineblue, is a lycaenid butterfly found in South Asia. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1873.

<i>Bibasis anadi</i> Species of butterfly

Bibasis anadi, the plain orange awlet, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia. The butterfly has been reassigned by Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) to the genus Burara and is considered by them Burara anadi.

<i>Eupanacra mydon</i> Species of moth

Eupanacra mydon, the common rippled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

White speck ringlet Species of butterfly

The white speck ringlet is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of family Nymphalidae. It is a high-altitude butterfly found only in the Austrian Alps.

<i>Rhadinopasa</i> Genus of moths

Rhadinopasa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Ferdinand Karsch in 1891. Its only species, Rhadinopasa hornimani, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1880. It is known from lowland forest from Gabon, Cameroon and the Central African Republic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda and Tanzania.

Neopolyptychus serrator is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests from the Congo to Uganda and western Kenya. It is also known from Cameroon.

<i>Jamides cyta</i> Species of butterfly

Jamides cyta, the pale cerulean, is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found throughout South-east Asia, from Malaysia to the Solomon Islands and the Philippines, as well as Queensland in Australia.

Acraga leberna is a moth in the family Dalceridae. It was described by Druce in 1890. It is found in Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Ecuador, northern Brazil, Peru and Bolivia. The habitat consists of tropical wet, tropical moist and tropical premontane wet forests.

Nordstromia undata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Watson in 1968. It is found in Yunnan, China.

Astatochroa sulphurata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1907. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

Spidia planola is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Watson in 1965. It is found in Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone.

Crepidochares colombiae is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Davis in 1990. It is found in Colombia.

<i>Cotana dubia</i> Species of moth

Cotana dubia is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in New Guinea.

Neopreptos is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.

Eupterote plumipes is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Sri Lanka.

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

Acrojana salmonea is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1932. It is found in Nigeria.

Eupterote harmani is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1987. It is found on Borneo. The habitat consists of hill dipterocarp and upper montane forests.

<i>Catopyrops ancyra</i> Species of butterfly

Catopyrops ancyra, or Felder's lineblue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Cajetan Felder in 1860. It is found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Neopreptos marathusa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Neopreptos marathusa (Druce, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 18, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. Biologia Centrali-Americana, Lep. Heterocera 1: 173 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.