Ethmia randyjonesi

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

Ethmia randyjonesi is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, where it has been recorded from the Cordillera Volcánica de Guanacaste, Tilarán and Cordillera Volcánica Central at altitudes ranging from 500 to 1,200 meters. The habitat consists of rain forests.

The length of the forewings is 15.9–16.4 mm for males and 16.4–16.7 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is whitish, with a series of elongated dark markings. The hindwing ground colour is whitish, becoming brownish at the apex.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Randy Jones for his support of the early germination and growth of INBio.[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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