Drugera santiago
Drugera santiago is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in north-eastern Ecuador.[1]
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| Species: | D. santiago |
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| Drugera santiago Thiaucourt & Miller, 2011 | |
The length of the forewings is about 22.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is a mixture of charcoal grey and silvery white scales. The ground colour of the hindwings is dirty light grey-brown.
Etymology
The species is derived from the province of Morona-Santiago in southern Ecuador, where the species was first collected in 1979.
References
- Miller, James S.; Thiaucourt, Paul (November 1, 2011). "Diversity of Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) in the Cloud Forests of Northeastern Ecuador, with Descriptions of 27 New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (6): 1033–1077. doi:10.1603/AN10141.
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