Scoturopsis franclemonti

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

Scoturopsis franclemonti is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in the eastern Andes of southern Peru.

The length of the forewings is 11-11.5 mm for males. The ground color of the forewings is rich, dark chocolate brown with a clearly defined, light yellow-orange dash. The central area of the hindwings is broadly yellow-orange, while the outer margin is broadly banded with dark chocolate brown and the anal margin is broadly light brown, with, inside the edge of the band, a mixture of yellow-orange and brown scales.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of John G. Franclemont.

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