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 family Notodontidae. 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.

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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.