Phaeochlaena costaricensis
| Phaeochlaena costaricensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Phaeochlaena |
| Species: | P. costaricensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaeochlaena costaricensis Miller, 2008 | |
Phaeochlaena costaricensis is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
The length of the forewings is 15-18.4 mm for males and 18-21.5 mm for females. The forewings are dark blackish brown, with three orange-yellow maculations. The central area Of the hindwings is orange-yellow, with a blackish-brown marginal band extending from the apex to the tornus.
Etymology
The name refers to Costa Rica, one of the countries the species occurs in.
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.