Ethmia randycurtisi

Ethmia randycurtisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species: E. randycurtisi
Binomial name
Ethmia randycurtisi
Phillips, 2014

Ethmia randycurtisi is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, where it has been recorded from the Cordillera Volcánica de Tilarán and Cordillera Volcánica Central al altitudes ranging from 1,200 to 1,600 meters.

The length of the forewings is 13.3–13.4 mm for males and 13.3–15.5 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is whitish with a series of elongated dark markings. The hindwing ground colour is whitish, but pale brown towards the margin.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Randy Curtis for his continuous encouragement, financial support and advice on behalf of INBio’s germination in Santo Domingo de Heredia.[1]

References

  1. ↑ A synopsis of the genus Ethmia Hübner in Costa Rica: biology, distribution, and description of 22 new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Depressariidae, Ethmiinae), with emphasis on the 42 species known from Área de Conservación Guanacaste


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