Isostyla zetila

Isostyla zetila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Dioptinae
Tribe: Dioptini
Genus: Isostyla
Species: I. zetila
Binomial name
Isostyla zetila
(Boisduval, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Epilaus zetila Boisduval, 1870
  • Hyrmina nubila Schaus, 1912
  • Dioptis symoides Strand, 1914

Isostyla zetila is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from Costa Rica north to Guatemala.

The wings are dark with charcoal-gray veins, showing a dull iridescent blue luster.

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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