Thirmida superba Druce, 1890: 498 Generic Revision Of The Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 2: Josiini Miller, James S Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2009 2009-06-30 2009 321 675 1022 BWX7Q (Druce) 1890 Druce 1890 [736,988,1432,1455] Insecta Notodontidae Scea Animalia Lepidoptera 176 851 Arthropoda species superba comb. nov.      Thirmida superba Druce, 1890: 498, pl. 42, fig. 10.  TYPE LOCALITY: Ecuador, Baños.    TYPE: Syntype³ ( BMNH).   DISCUSSION: This species becomes newly combined in  Scea, with synonymy of  Thirmida.  Scea superba, a beautiful moth, stands apart from other members of the genus in showing a particularly strong, violet purple iridescence in the wings (pl. 34). The abdomen is also striking in its iridescence. Within the orange FW triangle, only the radius and cubitus are lined with black, unlike most other  Sceaspecieswhere additional veins, including the DC midline and anal fold, are lined.  Scea superbais known from a relatively restricted area of eastern Ecuador, extending from Baños along the Río Pastazanorth as far as Baeza in the Quijos River valley. The species occurs at approximately 2000 meters in elevation. The morphology of  S. superbaadults and larvae was discussed in Miller (1996). Caterpillars of  Scea superbaare common on the foliage of  Passiflora manicata(pl. 41E; table 6) in the vicinity of Cosanga.   DISTRIBUTION: Ecuador(AMNH, BMNH, CMNH, NMW, USNM, ZMH).   DISSECTED: ³, Ecuador, Env. de Ambato, leg. R. P. Irenée Blanc, BMNH(genitalia slide no. JSM-163; wing slide no. JSM-185); ³, Ecuador, Baños, Junquilla,  May 1922, leg. E.W. Rorer, BMNH(genitalia slide no. JSM-222);  ♀, Ecuador, Baños,  7000 ft,  April 1912, leg. M.G. Palmer, BMNH(genitalia slide no. JSM-223);  ♀, Ecuador, Napo, Río Aliso, leg. J.S. Miller,  May 1993, AMNH(genitalia slide no. JSM-663). R, BMNH P. Irenee Blanc Ecuador Env. de Ambato 177 852 JSM-163, JSM-185 1 1922-05 BMNH E. W. Rorer Ecuador Junquilla Banos 177 852 JSM-222 1 1912-04 BMNH M. G. Palmer Ecuador 2134 Banos 177 852 JSM-223 1 1 1993-05 AMNH J. S. Miller Ecuador Rio Aliso 177 852 JSM-663 1 1 Napo