Phanoptis cyanomelas
| Phanoptis cyanomelas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Phanoptis |
| Species: | P. cyanomelas |
| Binomial name | |
| Phanoptis cyanomelas C. and R. Felder, 1874 | |
Phanoptis cyanomelas is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.
The forewings are completely hyaline with no white scales in the transverse band. The dark areas of the wings are almost blue-black, contrasting sharply with the transparent regions in between.
The larvae feed on Rinorea species.
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.