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Phanoptis vitrina

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Phanoptis vitrina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Phanoptis
Species:
P. vitrina
Binomial name
Phanoptis vitrina
Druce, 1886

Phanoptis vitrina is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica.

Adults have a semitransparent white forewing cross band. Furthermore, the wing ground color is generally chocolate brown.

References

  • Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.