Scotura leucophleps is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Scotura |
Species: | S. leucophleps
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Binomial name | |
Scotura leucophleps Warren, 1909
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The larvae feed on Rinorea panamensis, Rinorea squamata and Rinorea deflexiflora.
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.