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Scea torrida Miller 2009

James S. Miller and Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Scea

Introduction

This rare species is known from just four modern (1983) specimens collected by Claude Lamaire and Paul Thiaucourt at a single dry forest locality in southeastern Ecuador, as well as one vaguely labeled historical specimen in the Oxford Natural History Museum. Larvae have not been discovered.

Characteristics

Scea torrida is simillar to, and apparently closely-related to, Scea angustimargo. The two species share an orange stripe on the anterior margin of the hindwing, relatively large and bulging eyes, and synapomorphies of the male genitalia (Miller 2009).

References

Miller, JS. 2009. Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321, 1-971 + 48 plates.

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Scientific Name Scea torrida
Location Ecuador: Loja, Loja-Catamayo Rd. km 29, 1900 m.
Reference Miller JS. 2009. Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321, 1-971 + 48 plates. (Plate 34)
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Identified By James S. Miller
Sex Male
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Collection Paul Thiaucourt coll.
Type Holotype
Collector Claude Lamaire & Paul Thiaucourt
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