Xenomigia cosanga
Xenomigia cosanga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Xenomigia |
Species: | X. cosanga
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Binomial name | |
Xenomigia cosanga Miller, 2011
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Xenomigia cosanga is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in north-eastern Ecuador.[1]
The length of the forewings is 15-15.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is grey-brown with veins diffusely lined with light yellow scales. The hindwings are translucent white with a wide, contrasting grey-brown band along the outer margin.
Etymology[]
The species is named for the town of Cosanga in Ecuador.
References[]
- ^ 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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- Moths described in 2011
- Notodontidae of South America
- Notodontidae stubs