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Xenorma ravida

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Notodontidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Dioptinae

Xenorma ravida is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in western Ecuador.

The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm for males and 14.5-16.5 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is chocolate brown and the ground color of the hindwings is brown, with a wide band of dark chocolate brown along the outer margin.

Etymology

The name is taken from the Latin ravus (meaning grayish yellow) and refers to the color of the central area of the hindwing.

References

Xenorma ravida Wikipedia