Malocampa confusa

Malocampa confusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Malocampa
Species:	M. confusa
Binomial name
	Malocampa confusa; Thiaucourt & Miller, 2011

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

The length of the forewings is 21–25 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is silvery white with a fine suffusion of charcoal grey scales. The ground colour of the hindwings is light golden brown at the base and coppery grey-brown to the margin.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin confusionis and refers to the wing pattern resemblance between M. confusa and Malocampa bolivari.

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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.