Ethmia normgershenzi

Ethmia normgershenzi is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Costa Rica, where it has been recorded from the east side of the Cordillera Volcánica de Guanacaste from 400 to 660 meters (1,310 to 2,170 ft). The habitat consists of rain forests.

Larva

Ethmia normgershenzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. normgershenzi
Binomial name
Ethmia normgershenzi
Phillips, 2014

The length of the forewings is 10.6–10.9 mm (0.42–0.43 in) for males and 10.9–11 mm (0.43–0.43 in) for females. The ground color of the forewings is whitish with blackish markings and two distinct spots at the base, as well as an oblique irregular dark blotch before the middle and directed to but unattached to an elongated mark line from the middle to the termen. The hindwing ground colour is whitish, but darker at the margins.

The larvae feed on Drymonia alloplectoides, Drymonia macrophylla and Drymonia serrulata.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Norm Gershenz.[1]

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.


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