Neopreptos clazomenia

Neopreptos clazomenia is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1886.[1] It is found in Panama.[2]

Neopreptos clazomenia
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N. clazomenia
Binomial name
Neopreptos clazomenia
(H. Druce, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Coloradia clazomenia H. Druce, 1886

The wingspan is about 90 mm. The forewings and hindwings are uniform brownish black, with the veins rather darker. The forewings have an indistinct greyish marginal band extending from the apex to the anal angle.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Neopreptos clazomenia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Neopreptos clazomenia (Druce, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. Biologia Centrali-Americana, Lep. Heterocera 1: 173


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