Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Notodontidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Dioptinae | |
Scotura quadripuncta is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Amazonian Brazil and southern Venezuela.
The length of the forewings is 12 mm for males and 13.5–14 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is light steely gray-brown. The ground color of the hindwings is light steely gray-brown with a white central area, forming a large elongate oval.
Etymology
The name refers to the four white forewing spots, contrasting it with Scotura fulviceps, which bears only three.
References
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