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Astapa signata

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Astapa signata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Astapa
Species:
A. signata
Binomial name
Astapa signata
Dognin, 1911

Astapa signata is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in the western Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.[1]

The forewings are green with salmon-coloured and reddish brown regions, especially along the anal margin.

References

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  1. ^ Miller, James S.; Thiaucourt, Paul (November 1, 2011). "Diversity of Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) in the Cloud Forests of Northeastern Ecuador, with Descriptions of 27 New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (6): 1033–1077. doi:10.1603/AN10141. S2CID 84282548.