Eucalantica costaricae
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Eucalantica costaricae is a moth
in the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Costa Rica
(high elevations of Cerro de la Muerte of the Talamancan Mountain Range in Cartago and San José provinces).
The length of the forewings is 6.5-8 mm.
Adults have been collected exclusively from the high elevation forests of Cerro de la Muerte where oaks are dominant below 3,300 meters. One individual has been found resting on the underside of a leaf of Vaccinium floribundum, which is likely the larval host.
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...
in the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
(high elevations of Cerro de la Muerte of the Talamancan Mountain Range in Cartago and San José provinces).
The length of the forewings is 6.5-8 mm.
Adults have been collected exclusively from the high elevation forests of Cerro de la Muerte where oaks are dominant below 3,300 meters. One individual has been found resting on the underside of a leaf of Vaccinium floribundum, which is likely the larval host.