Astapa drewi
| Astapa drewi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Astapa |
| Species: | A. drewi |
| Binomial name | |
| Astapa drewi Miller, 2011 | |
Astapa drewi is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in north-eastern Ecuador.[1] It was first described in 2011 by Paul Miller.[1][2]
Description
The species shows clear differences both externally and in genitals from its sister species Astapa signata.[1]
The length of the forewings is about 15 mm. Forewings are predominantly mossy and olive green with several markings, including a light grey reniform spot and a diffuse dark spot near the posterior wing corner and some reddish-brown banding, and has suffused brown-red and purple-grey scales respectively near the posterior margin and in the post-discal area. Hindwings are purple-grey with diffuse olive and red-brown scales in the tornal area.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Miller, James S.; Thiaucourt, Paul (November 1, 2011). "Diversity of Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) in the Cloud Forests of Northeastern Ecuador, with Descriptions of 27 New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (6): 1033–1077. doi:10.1603/AN10141.
- ↑ Schintlmeister, Alexander (5 August 2013). World Catalogue of Insects Vol. 11: Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera). BRILL. p. 47. ISBN 978-90-04-25918-8.