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Scea discinota

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Scea discinota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Scea
Species:
S. discinota
Binomial name
Scea discinota
(Warren, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Thirmida discinota (Warren, 1900)

Scea discinota is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is known almost exclusively from localities close to the city of Mérida in Venezuela. However, there is a single record from the State of Lara. It is engaged in mimicry with Thermidarctia thermidoides.

The length of the forewings is 23–25 mm.

Larva have been recorded on Passiflora bauhinifolia.

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