''Chrysoglossa maxima'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1897. It is found in Panama,

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

and

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

. ''Chrysoglossa mazxima'' is one of the largest species in the subfamily

Dioptinae Dioptinae is a subfamily of the moth family Notodontidae. The Dioptinae are an almost exclusively neotropical group of day-flying moths, many of which exhibit bright wing coloration and are involved in mimicry rings with butterflies (especially ...

. The forewings of females are 26 mm long, with males being slightly shorter.

References

* Moths described in 1897 Notodontidae {{Notodontidae-stub