Nebulosa erymas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
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

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

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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