Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Notodontidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Symmerista | |
Symmerista aura is a moth in the Notodontidae family. It has been collected between 1,000 and 1,400 meters on both slopes of the Talamanca Mountain Range in Costa Rica.
The length of the forewings 16.26–17.32 mm for males and 20.22–21.51 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings of the males is light grey with a white cream mark from the discal cell to the apex. The costal margin is beige and the subterminal line is black. The hindwings are light grey. The females have light grey forewings with a white cream mark from the discal cell to the apex. The costal margin is beige and the subterminal line is black. The hindwings are light grey.
Etymology
The species is named for Aura Chacón, the daughter of the author.
References
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