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Scea discinota

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Notodontidae

Scientific name
  
Scea discinota

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Scea

Rank
  
Species

Scea discinota

Scea discinota is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is known almost exclusively from localities close to the city of Mérida in Venezuela. However, there is a single record from the State of Lara. It is engaged in mimicry with Thermidarctia thermidoides.

The length of the forewings is 23-25 mm.

Larva have been recorded on Passiflora bauhinifolia.

References

Scea discinota Wikipedia