Catharylla mayrabonillae

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Catharylla mayrabonillae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catharylla
Species:
C. mayrabonillae
Binomial name
Catharylla mayrabonillae
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014 [1]

Catharylla mayrabonillae is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Théo Léger and Bernard Landry in 2014. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Distritò Federal, Pará, Rondônia). [1]

The length of the forewings is 7.5–8.5 mm for males and 9.5–10.5 mm for females. The costal line on the forewings is ochreous or white in the basal half and white in the apical half. The median transverse line is ochreous and the subterminal transverse line is ochreous. The hindwings are white with a thin faded ochreous transverse subterminal line. [1]

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Ms. Mayra Bonilla in recognition of her artistic portrayal of the biodiversity and ecosystems of Costa Rica. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Leger, Theo; Landry, Bernard; Nuss, Matthias & Mally, Richard (2014). "Systematics of the Neotropical genus Catharylla Zeller (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l., Crambinae)". ZooKeys (375): 15–73. Bibcode:2014ZooK..375...15L. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.375.6222 . PMC   3921562 . PMID   24526844. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.


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