Xenomigia cosanga

Xenomigia cosanga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Xenomigia
Species: X. cosanga
Binomial name
Xenomigia cosanga
Miller, 2011

Xenomigia cosanga is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in north-eastern Ecuador.[1]

The length of the forewings is 15-15.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is grey-brown with veins diffusely lined with light yellow scales. The hindwings are translucent white with a wide, contrasting grey-brown band along the outer margin.

Etymology

The species is named for the town of Cosanga in Ecuador.

References

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