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Eucalantica pumila

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Species of moth

Eucalantica pumila
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Eucalantica
Species: E. pumila
Binomial name
Eucalantica pumila
Sohn, 2011

Eucalantica pumila is a moth in the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Costa Rica (Heredia, Barva Volcano).

The length of the forewings is about 5.8 mm.

Etymology

The specific epithet is derived from the Latin pumilus (meaning little) and refers to its small size relative to other Eucalantica species.

References

  1. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Eucalantica pumila


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