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Lyces striata

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Lyces striata
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L. striata
Binomial name
Lyces striata
(H. Druce, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Josia ampliflava Warren, 1901
  • Josia discipuncta Hering, 1928
  • Josia striata H. Druce, 1885

Lyces striata is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is endemic to the Pacific slope of Ecuador and Colombia.

It is engaged in mimicry with the arctiid Crocomela erectistria.

Larvae have been reared on Passiflora chelidonea.