Luca yanayacensis is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2011. It is found in north-eastern Ecuador.[1]
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The length of the forewings is 18–22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is a mottled mixture of whitish green, lime green and dark moss green scales. The ground colour of the hindwings is dirty grey brown.
Etymology edit
The species name refers to the type locality for this species, the Yanayacu Biological Station in Napo, Ecuador.
References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Luca yanayacensis.
- ^ 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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