Xenomigia pinasi
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| Xenomigia pinasi Miller, 2008
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Xenomigia pinasi is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found along the eastern slope of the Ecuadorian Andes.
The length of the forewings is 19-19.5 mm for males and 21.5 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is chocolate brown to dark brown. The surface of the hindwings is semi-hyaline on a ground color of dusty white. The veins are yellowish to cream colored and the anterior margin is light gray-brown.
Etymology
The species is named in honor of Francisco Pinas, a collector of Ecuadorian moths.
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.
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