Nebulosa elicioi is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is endemic to the eastern slope of the Ecuadorian Andes.
| Nebulosa elicioi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Nebulosa |
| Species: | N. elicioi
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| Binomial name | |
| Nebulosa elicioi Miller, 2008
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The length of the forewings is 12.5–14 mm for males and 13–14 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Casearia arboreum and Siparuna lepidota.
Etymology
editThe species is named in honor of Elicio Tapia, from Quito, Ecuador.
References
edit- 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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