Duboisvalia ecuadoria
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Duboisvalia ecuadoria is a moth
in the Castniidae
family. It is found in Ecuador
, Colombia
, Peru
and Bolivia
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Castniidae
Castniidae
Castniidae, or castniid moths, is a small family of moths with less than 200 species: The majority are Neotropical with some in Australia and a few in south-east Asia. These are medium-sized to very large moths, usually with drab, cryptically-marked forewings and brightly coloured hindwings. They...
family. It is found in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
and Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
.
Subspecies
- Duboisvalia ecuadoria ecuadoria (Ecuador)
- Duboisvalia ecuadoria albicornis (Houlbert, 1917) (Peru)
- Duboisvalia ecuadoria cratina (Westwood, 1877)
- Duboisvalia ecuadoria melanolimbata (Strand, 1913) (Peru)
- Duboisvalia ecuadoria pellonia (Druce, 1890) (Ecuador)
- Duboisvalia ecuadoria plethoneura (Bryk, 1930) (Ecuador)
- Duboisvalia ecuadoria strandi (Niepelt, 1914) (Bolivia)
- Duboisvalia ecuadoria truxilla (Westwood, 1877) (Colombia)