Species of moth

Meragisa zebrina

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Notodontidae

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Meragisa

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M. zebrina

Binomial name
Meragisa zebrina

Miller, 2011

Meragisa zebrina is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in north-eastern Ecuador.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 21.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is silvery white suffused with charcoal-coloured scales. The ground colour of the hindwings is light mustard yellow to buff in the basal one third and grey-brown in the outer two thirds.

## Etymology[edit]

The species name is derived from the word zebra, the Abyssinian name for the striped equine of Africa and refers to the zebra-like forewing pattern.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Miller, James S.; Thiaucourt, Paul (November 1, 2011). "Diversity of Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) in the Cloud Forests of Northeastern Ecuador, with Descriptions of 27 New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (6): 1033–1077. doi:10.1603/AN10141.

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