Phanoptis vitrina

Phanoptis vitrina is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1886. It is found in Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica.

Phanoptis vitrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Phanoptis
Species:
P. vitrina
Binomial name
Phanoptis vitrina
H. Druce, 1886

Adults have a semitransparent white forewing cross band. Furthermore, the wing ground color is generally chocolate brown.

References

  • Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.


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