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Pareuchontha fuscivena

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Notodontidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Dioptinae

Pareuchontha fuscivena is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in the western foothills of the Andes in Colombia.

The length of the forewings is 14–15 mm (0.55–0.59 in) for males. The ground color of the forewings is olive brown, but slightly darker along anal margin. The ground color of the hindwings is chocolate brown to dark brown and is generally darker than in the forewings.

Etymology

The name combines two Latin words: fuscus (meaning tawny or dark) and vena (meaning a vein) and refers to a diagnostic trait of the species, in which the hindwing cubital vein is lined with dark brown scales as it passes through the light-colored central area.

References

Pareuchontha fuscivena Wikipedia