Eucalantica is a genus of moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

s of the Yponomeutidae family. Species in the genus are superficially similar to Thecobathra

Thecobathra

Thecobathra is a genus of moths of the Yponomeutidae family.-Species:*Thecobathra acropercna - Meyrick , 1922 *Thecobathra anas - Stringer , 1930 *Thecobathra argophanes - Meyrick , 1907 *Thecobathra casta - Meyrick , 1907...

species, which also have a silvery white body and forewings, but differ from the latter in having a dark brown costal streak in forewing.

When resting, Eucalantica moths lay their body parallel to the substrate with their forelegs extended forward.

Species

• Eucalantica costaricae
  Eucalantica costaricae
  Eucalantica costaricae is a moth in the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Costa Rica .The length of the forewings is 6.5-8 mm....
  
  - Sohn & Nishida, 2011
• Eucalantica ehecatlella
  Eucalantica ehecatlella
  Eucalantica ehecatlella is a moth in the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Costa Rica .The length of the forewings is 5-6.2 mm.-Etymology:...
  
  - Sohn & Nishida, 2011
• Eucalantica icarusella
  Eucalantica icarusella
  Eucalantica icarusella is a moth in the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Costa Rica .The length of the forewings is 5.3-7.9 mm.-Etymology:...
  
  - Sohn & Nishida, 2011
• Eucalantica polita
  Eucalantica polita
  Eucalantica polita is a moth in the Yponomeutidae family. It is found at the Pacific side of the coastal regions of Canada and the United States .The length of the forewings is 5.5-8 mm....
  
  - (Walsingham, 1881)
• Eucalantica powelli
  Eucalantica powelli
  Eucalantica powelli is a moth in the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Costa Rica .The length of the forewings is 7-10 mm.-Etymology:...
  
  - Sohn, 2011
• Eucalantica pumila
  Eucalantica pumila
  Eucalantica pumila is a moth in the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Costa Rica .The length of the forewings is about 5.8 mm.-Etymology:...
  
  - Sohn, 2011
• Eucalantica vaquero
  Eucalantica vaquero
  Eucalantica vaquero is a moth in the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in the United States and Mexico.The length of the forewings is 7.5-8 mm.-Etymology:...
  
  - Sohn, 2011