Nebulosa elicioi
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Nebulosa elicioi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Nebulosa |
Species: | N. elicioi
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Binomial name | |
Nebulosa elicioi Miller, 2008
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Nebulosa elicioi is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is endemic to the eastern slope of the Ecuadorian Andes.
The length of the forewings is 12.5โ14 mm for males and 13โ14 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Casearia arboreum and Siparuna lepidota.
Etymology
The species is named in honor of Elicio Tapia, from Quito, Ecuador.
References
- Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1โ676. hdl:2246/5978.