Stenoplastis dyeri
| Stenoplastis dyeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Stenoplastis |
| Species: | S. dyeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenoplastis dyeri Miller, 2008 | |
Stenoplastis dyeri is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found on the eastern side of the Andes in Ecuador.
The length of the forewings is 11.5–12 mm for males and 13 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is dark brown to blackish brown. The ground color of the hindwings is dark brown to blackish brown, slightly lighter in tone than the forewings. The anterior margin is lighter gray-brown in the basal two-thirds.
The larvae feed on Geonoma orbignyana.
Etymology
The species is named in honor of Lee Dyer, who discovered the larvae of this species feeding on an understory palm.
References
- Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.
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