Scotura quadripuncta
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| Scotura quadripuncta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Scotura |
| Species: | S. quadripuncta |
| Binomial name | |
| Scotura quadripuncta Miller, 2008 | |
Scotura quadripuncta is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Amazonian Brazil and southern Venezuela.
The length of the forewings is 12 mm for males and 13.5-14 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is light steely gray-brown. The ground color of the hindwings is light steely gray-brown with a white central area, forming a large elongate oval.
Etymology
The name refers to the four white forewing spots, contrasting it with Scotura fulviceps, which bears only three.
References
- Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.
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