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Erbessa albilinea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Notodontidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Dioptinae

Erbessa albilinea is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 18.5–21 mm for males and 21–23 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is blackish brown. The veins, especially in the basal half, are slightly lighter. The hindwings have a brilliant, iridescent aquamarine to turquoise blue area, this area becomes darker cobalt blue at its lateral margin. The outer margin of the wing is blackish brown.

The larvae feed on Miconia dolichopoda and Conostegia subcrustulata. They have a contrasting tiger-stripe pattern, running over almost the entire length of the body.

References

Erbessa albilinea Wikipedia