Scotura aeroptera

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

Scotura aeroptera is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 12.5-13.0 mm for males and 15.5 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is creamy bronze in the basal half and bronzy gray in the outer half. The ground color of the hindwings is glossy charcoal gray.

The larvae feed on Genipa americana

Etymology

The name is derived from a combination of the Latin word aeris (meaning bronze) and the Greek pteron (meaning wing) and refers to the unusual bronze tone of the forewing.

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