Scea discinota is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is known almost exclusively from localities close to the city of Mérida in Venezuela. However, there is a single record from the State of Lara. It is engaged in mimicry with Thermidarctia thermidoides.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Scea |
| Species: | S. discinota
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| Binomial name | |
| Scea discinota (Warren, 1900)
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The length of the forewings is 23–25 mm.
Larva have been recorded on Passiflora bauhinifolia.
External links
edit- Species page at Tree of Life project
- Immature Stages Of Venezuelan Dioptinae (Notodontidae) In Josia And Thirmida
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