Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Hedyloidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Hedylidae | |
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Macrosoma intermedia is moth-like butterfly described by Paul Dognin in 1911. It belongs to the Hedylidae family. Originally it belonged to the genus Phellinodes.
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Distribution
The species is recorded from Costa Rica, San Antonio, Colombia, Rio Ucayali in eastern Peru.
Wings
Adult male has greyish brown ground colour wings. Weakly excavated apex of the forewing is of pale brown color and is bordered by brownish black color. Distal is 1/3 darker than rest of the wing. The hindwing is semi-translucent medially, with broad dark border. Forewing length is 18–20 mm.
Genitalia
Followings are the characteristics of the male genitalia:
Antenna
The antenna of adult male is not bipectinate.
Diagnosis
M. intermedia is distinguished from M. cascaria by the presence of semi-translucent areas on the wings and the absence of the white triangular mark on the costa of the forewing. This species is distinguished from M. paularia by the less extensive semi-translucent area on the hindwing. The valva of M. intermedia is narrower at the base than in M. cascaria.