Dolophrosyne sinuosa

Dolophrosyne sinuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Dioptinae
Tribe: Dioptini
Genus: Dolophrosyne
Species: D. sinuosa
Binomial name
Dolophrosyne sinuosa
Miller, 2008

Dolophrosyne sinuosa is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in the Cosnipata Valley east of Cuzco in Peru.

The length of the forewings is 11–11.5 mm for males. The forewings are triangular and somewhat narrow. The outer margin is gently convex. The ground color is dark charcoal gray, with a large white triangle extending from the wing base to slightly less than halfway out. The hindwings are broadly rounded and mostly white.

Etymology

The species name is taken from the Latin word sinuosus (meaning many bends) and refers to the sinuate lateral margin of the white forewing triangle.

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