Scotura occidentalis

Scotura occidentalis is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in southern Ecuador.

Scotura occidentalis
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S. occidentalis
Binomial name
Scotura occidentalis
Miller, 2008

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, 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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