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Phaeochlaena costaricensis

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Species of moth

Phaeochlaena costaricensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Phaeochlaena
Species: P. costaricensis
Binomial name
Phaeochlaena costaricensis
Miller, 2008

Phaeochlaena costaricensis is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

The length of the forewings is 15-18.4 mm for males and 18-21.5 mm for females.

References

  • Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.
Taxon identifiers
Phaeochlaena costaricensis


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