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Xenomigia flavivulta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Notodontidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Xenomigia

Xenomigia flavivulta is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in north-eastern Ecuador.

The length of the forewings is 16–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is milk chocolate brown with creamy white to light yellow veins. The hindwings are translucent light brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin flavus (meaning yellow) and vultus (meaning face) and refers to the yellowish front.

References

Xenomigia flavivulta Wikipedia