Scotura flavicapilla

Scotura flavicapilla is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana and Brazil.

Scotura flavicapilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Notodontidae
Subfamily:
Dioptinae
Tribe:
Dioptini
Genus:
Scotura
Species:
S. flavicapilla
Binomial name
Scotura flavicapilla
(Hübner, 1823)
Synonyms
  • Atolmis flavicapilla Hubner 1823
  • Scotura pyraloides Walker, 1854
  • Brachyglene uniformis Moschler, 1877

The larvae feed on Rinorea macrocarpa.

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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