Phanoptis cyanomelas

Phanoptis cyanomelas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Dioptinae
Tribe: Dioptini
Genus: Phanoptis
Species: P. cyanomelas
Binomial name
Phanoptis cyanomelas
C. and R. Felder, 1874

Phanoptis cyanomelas is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.

The forewings are completely hyaline with no white scales in the transverse band. The dark areas of the wings are almost blue-black, contrasting sharply with the transparent regions in between.

The larvae feed on Rinorea species.

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