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Tithraustes moerens

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Notodontidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Dioptinae

Tithraustes moerens is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in the forest understory along forest trails and streambeds in the Andean foothills of western Ecuador, reaching southern Colombia.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on an unidentified understory palm.

References

Tithraustes moerens Wikipedia