Eucalantica costaricae

Eucalantica costaricae
	Adult
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Yponomeutidae
Genus:	Eucalantica
Species:	E. costaricae
Binomial name
	Eucalantica costaricae; Sohn & Nishida, 2011

Eucalantica costaricae is a moth in the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Costa Rica (high elevations of Cerro de la Muerte of the Talamancan Mountain Range in Cartago and San José provinces).^[1]

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.

Etymology[]

The species is named after Costa Rica, where the type locality is situated.

References[]

^ A taxonomic review of Eucalantica Busck (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae) with descriptions of six new species

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[1] A taxonomic review of Eucalantica Busck (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae) with descriptions of six new species

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