Eucalantica vaquero
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Eucalantica vaquero is a 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...

 in the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in the United States
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 (New Mexico
New Mexico
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, Arizona
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) and Mexico
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.

The length of the forewings is 7.5-8 mm.

Etymology

The species name vaquero means the Mexican cowboy, and refers to the distribution range of the new species roughly matching with the regions under vaquero traditions.
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