Rifargia causia (Schaus, 1892)
Scientific name: Rifargia causia (Schaus, 1892)
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Other names: I have also sometimes found Rifargira as genus name, is this one error?
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Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Heterocera
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Heterocampinae
Wingspan: About 55 mm.
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Rifargia causia has a beige brown upper side of the head followed by two very dark brown small spots.
The fore wings are white and marked with greyish lines up to a thin black median line drawing a large lobe towards the margin.
Beyond this line, the fore wings are a beige brown colour and marked with black sawtooth lines.
The hind wings are white with a small black spot at the anal angle.
The body is rather large, beige brown on top and white below.

Rifargia causia - French Guiana, France - March 15th 2012
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Rifargia causia
I have shot this picture at Roura, at Camps Patawa, during a light trap night session.

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