Nebulosa erymas

Nebulosa erymas is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica.

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
(H. Druce, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Polypoetes erymas H. Druce, 1885
  • Tithraustes albifera Warren, 1901
  • Tithraustes undulata Hering, 1925

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, 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.


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