Xenomigia flavivulta

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

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

The length of the forewings is 16–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is milk chocolate brown with creamy white to light yellow veins. The hindwings are translucent light brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin flavus (meaning yellow) and vultus (meaning face) and refers to the yellowish front.

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