Nebulosa erymas

Nebulosa erymas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Dioptinae
Tribe: Dioptini
Genus: Nebulosa
Species: N. erymas
Binomial name
Nebulosa erymas
(Druce, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Polypoetes erymas Druce, 1885
  • Tithraustes albifera Warren, 1901
  • Tithraustes undulata Hering, 1925

Nebulosa erymas is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica.

The larvae feed on Cestrum megalophyllum and Perrottetia longistylis. They have bright yellow stripes and conspicuous pairs of black, subdorsal spots on the thorax.

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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