Phanoptis vitrina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Phanoptis |
Species: | P. vitrina |
Binomial name | |
Phanoptis vitrina H. Druce, 1886 |
Phanoptis vitrina is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1886. It is found in Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica.
Adults have a semitransparent white forewing cross band. Furthermore, the wing ground color is generally chocolate brown.
References
- Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Phanoptis vitrina |
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