Disphragis rhodoglene

Disphragis rhodoglene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Disphragis
Species:	D. rhodoglene
Binomial name
	Disphragis rhodoglene; Miller, 2011

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

The length of the forewings is about 23.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is moss green to olive green. The ground colour of the hindwings is golden white in the basal third and dirty grey-brown beyond.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek rhodon (meaning red) and glene (meaning pupil of the eye) and refers to the reddish brown reniform spot.

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References

Miller, James S.; Thiaucourt, Paul (November 1, 2011). "Diversity of Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) in the Cloud Forests of Northeastern Ecuador, with Descriptions of 27 New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (6): 1033–1077. doi:10.1603/AN10141.

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[1] Miller, James S.; Thiaucourt, Paul (November 1, 2011). "Diversity of Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) in the Cloud Forests of Northeastern Ecuador, with Descriptions of 27 New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (6): 1033–1077. doi:10.1603/AN10141.