Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Notodontidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Dioptinae | |
Tithraustes noctiluces is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica and El Salvador.
It is the smallest species in the Tithraustes genus with a forewing length of 10.5–13 mm for males.
Larvae have been reared on Heliconia latispatha and palms in four different genera: Asterogyne martiana, Calyptrogyne trichostachys, Chamaedorea tepejilote and Geonoma cuneata.
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