Chrysoglossa maxima

Chrysoglossa maxima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Dioptinae
Tribe: Dioptini
Genus: Chrysoglossa
Species: C. maxima
Binomial name
Chrysoglossa maxima
(Druce, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Polypoetes maximus Druce, 1897

Chrysoglossa maxima is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica and Guatemala.

It is one of the largest species in the Dioptinae subfamily. The forewing length of females ranges up to 26 mm and males are only slightly smaller.

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