Phanoptis donahuei is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in southern Mexico.
Phanoptis donahuei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Phanoptis |
Species: | P. donahuei
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Binomial name | |
Phanoptis donahuei Miller, 2008
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The length of the forewings is 20–21.5 mm for males and 22.5–24 mm for females.
Etymology
editThe species name honors Julian P. Donahue, curator emeritus of the entomology department at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
References
edit- 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.