Pikroprion
| Pikroprion | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Pikroprion J. S. Miller, 2009 |
| Species: | P. sullivani |
| Binomial name | |
| Pikroprion sullivani J. S. Miller, 2009 | |
Pikroprion is a genus of moths of the Notodontidae family. It consists of only one species, Pikroprion sullivani, which is endemic to the Choco habitat along the western slopes of the Andes in Ecuador and Colombia.
The length of the forewings is 14.5-16 mm for males and 15.5-17 mm for females. The forewings are dark chocolate brown with three white maculations. There is a translucent white central area on the hindwings and a moderately wide, dark chocolate-brown outer margin.
Etymology
The species is named in honor of J. Bolling Sullivan.
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.