Eucalantica pumila
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Eucalantica pumila is a moth
in the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Costa Rica
(Heredia, Volcan Barva).
The length of the forewings is about 5.8 mm.
species.
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....
(Heredia, Volcan Barva).
The length of the forewings is about 5.8 mm.
Etymology
The specific epithet is derived from the Latin pumilus (meaning little) and refers to its small size relative to other EucalanticaEucalantica
Eucalantica is a genus of moths of the Yponomeutidae family. Species in the genus are superficially similar to Thecobathra 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...
species.