Nebulosa elicioi

Nebulosa elicioi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Nebulosa
Species:	N. elicioi
Binomial name
Nebulosa elicioi Miller, 2008

Nebulosa elicioi is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is endemic to the eastern slope of the Ecuadorian Andes.

The length of the forewings is 12.5–14 mm for males and 13–14 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Casearia arboreum and Siparuna lepidota.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Elicio Tapia, from Quito, Ecuador.

References

• 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.