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Drugera santiago

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Drugera santiago
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D. santiago
Binomial name
Drugera santiago
Thiaucourt & Miller, 2011

Drugera santiago is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in north-eastern Ecuador.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 22.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is a mixture of charcoal grey and silvery white scales. The ground colour of the hindwings is dirty light grey-brown.

Etymology

The species is derived from the province of Morona-Santiago in southern Ecuador, where the species was first collected in 1979.

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