Xenomigia noctipenna

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Xenomigia noctipenna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Xenomigia
Species:
X. noctipenna
Binomial name
Xenomigia noctipenna
Miller, 2011

Xenomigia noctipenna is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in north-eastern Ecuador. [1]

The length of the forewings is 15.5-17.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark chocolate brown, the veins thinly lined with orange. The hindwings are translucent grey-brown, becoming darker toward the outer margin.

The larvae have been reared on Chusquea cf. scandens.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin noctis (meaning night) and penna (meaning feather or wing) and refers to the dark brown, sparsely patterned forewings.

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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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