Scotura occidentalis
| Scotura occidentalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Scotura |
| Species: | S. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scotura occidentalis Miller, 2008 | |
Scotura occidentalis is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in southern Ecuador.
The length of the forewings is 13–14 mm for males and 14 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is gray-brown to slate gray to gray-brown, slightly lighter at the base. The ground color of the hindwings is slate gray to dark gray, with a blue iridescence.
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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