Lepasta gigantea Rothschild

 Notodontidae: Nystaleinae

Host plant:

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male (dorsal)

 

Male (ventral)

 

Determined by: J.S. Miller UNR/AMNH

 

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Rearing results and development time

Host plants

Unknown

Parasitoids

Predators

Observations and Comments

The specimen shown was collected at Yanayacu Biological Station at MV light trap: leg. J.S. Miller, D. Wagner & E. Tapia, 19 Jan 2009. This taxon is currently assigned as a subspecies of Lepasta bractea Felder, but based on its large body size and several wing pattern differences, almost certainly constitutes a distinct species.

Voucher location

Smithsonian Institution