Nebulosa rudicula

Nebulosa rudicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Dioptinae
Tribe: Dioptini
Genus: Nebulosa
Species: N. rudicula
Binomial name
Nebulosa rudicula
Miller, 2008

Nebulosa rudicula is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found along the Pacific slope of the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 17.5–18 mm for males. The ground color of the forewings is gray-brown. The hindwings are translucent white, almost transparent.

Etymology

The species name comes from the Latin word, rudicula (meaning a ladle or spatula) and refers to the spoonshaped valva apex of the male genitalia, a unique feature of this species.

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