Brachyglene subtilis

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Brachyglene subtilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Brachyglene
Species:
B. subtilis
Binomial name
Brachyglene subtilis
Synonyms
  • Anatolis subtilis C. & R. Felder, 1874
  • Eudesmia punctata Druce, 1899

Brachyglene subtilis is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is common in the dry forests of northern Venezuela, but is also found in Colombia and Paraguay.

The larvae feed on Bauhinia splendens.

References[edit]

  • 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.