''Nebulosa rawlinsi'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Notodontidae Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, es ...

first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is known from two

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localities: Maldonado on the western slope of the

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in northern

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

, near the

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

n border and La Otonga Reserve, also on the western side of the Ecuadorian Andes, located between the towns of San Francisco de Las Pampas and La Union del Toachi. The length of the forewings is 11-12.5 mm for males.

Etymology

The species is named after John E. Rawlins, curator of Lepidoptera at the

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, Pittsburgh.

References

* Moths described in 2008 Notodontidae of South America Lepidoptera of Ecuador {{Notodontidae-stub