Xenomigia crenula

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

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

The length of the forewings is 15.5-17.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark brown with orange-yellow veins. The hindwings are translucent, light grey-brown, with a faint, narrow grey-brown postmedial band.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin crenula (meaning a notch) and refers to the emarginate ventral margin of the male valva base.

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References
  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.


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