Erbessa thiaucourti is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found in French Guiana.
Erbessa thiaucourti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Erbessa |
Species: | E. thiaucourti
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Binomial name | |
Erbessa thiaucourti Miller, 2008
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The length of the forewings is 14.5–16 mm for males and 19 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is blackish brown with a violet iridescence. The basal three-quarters of the hindwings are blackish brown with a turquoise to cobalt-blue iridescence, while the distal fourth is blackish brown with a violet iridescence.
Etymology edit
This species is named in honor of Paul Thiaucourt, an expert on Notodontidae.
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.