Ethmia blaineorum

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Ethmia blaineorum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. blaineorum
Binomial name
Ethmia blaineorum
Phillips, 2014

Ethmia blaineorum is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Costa Rica, where it has been recorded from the Pacific side of Cordillera de Guanacaste at altitudes ranging from sea level to 600 meters. The habitat consists of dry forests.

The length of the forewings is 8.3–8.6 mm (0.33–0.34 in). The ground color of the forewings is white with three distinct brownish lines and a large, square, bright ocherous patch. The apical and terminal areas have a broad, triangular, bright ocherous patch. The terminal area has an open circle composed by five brownish radiating arms. The hindwing ground color is whitish, becoming brownish near the base.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Joan and Anne Blaine of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, for being early major donors for the Area de Conservacion Guanacaste rain forest purchase. [1]

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References

  1. Phillips-Rodríguez, E; Powell, J; Hallwachs, W; Janzen, D (2014). "A synopsis of the genus Ethmia Hübner in Costa Rica: biology, distribution, and description of 22 new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Depressariidae, Ethmiinae), with emphasis on the 42 species known from Área de Conservación Guanacaste". ZooKeys (461): 1–86. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.461.8377 . PMC   4283717 .