Scotura annulata is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from Texas, south through Central America (including Panama and Costa Rica) to Argentina.

Scotura annulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Scotura
Species:
S. annulata
Binomial name
Scotura annulata
(Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Zunacetha annulata (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
  • Zunacetha bipartita Walker, 1863
  • Mieza nervosa Felder and Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Zunacetha nervosa (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

The larvae have been recorded on Hybanthus prunifolius in Panama. Other recorded host plants include Acalypha diversifolia, Chamaedorea, Randia and Meliosma species.

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