Tithraustes noctiluces

Description

Tithraustes noctiluces is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica and El Salvador. It is the smallest species in the genus Tithraustes with a forewing length of 10.5–13 mm for males. Larvae have been reared on Heliconia latispatha and palms in four different genera: Asterogyne martiana, Calyptrogyne trichostachys, Chamaedorea tepejilote and Geonoma cuneata.