Eucalantica pumila
Appearance
Eucalantica pumila | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Yponomeutidae |
Genus: | Eucalantica |
Species: | E. pumila
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Binomial name | |
Eucalantica pumila Sohn, 2011
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Eucalantica pumila is a moth in the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Costa Rica (Heredia, Barva Volcano).[1]
The length of the forewings is about 5.8 mm.
Etymology
[edit]The specific epithet is derived from the Latin pumilus (meaning little) and refers to its small size relative to other Eucalantica species.
References
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- ^ A taxonomic review of Eucalantica Busck (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae) with descriptions of six new species This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.