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Image of Eucalantica costaricae Sohn & Nishida
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Eucalantica costaricae Sohn & Nishida

Description

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(Fig. 10). Forewing length 6.5–8mm (mean=7.48mm, n=9); posterior suffusion and dorsal patch absent; in majority of individuals, black spots scattered on distal and posterior half; fringes entirely white. In some specimens, all forewing pattern elements are lost except a discal spot. Hindwing anterior margin 3× longer than the maxium width; fringes entirely white.
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Jae-Cheon Sohn, Kenji Nishida
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Sohn J, Nishida K (2011) A taxonomic review of Eucalantica Busck (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae) with descriptions of six new species ZooKeys 118: 75–96
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Jae-Cheon Sohn
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Kenji Nishida
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Distribution

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Costa Rica (high elevations of Cerro de la Muerte of the Talamancan Mountain Range in Cartago and San José Provinces).
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Jae-Cheon Sohn, Kenji Nishida
bibliographic citation
Sohn J, Nishida K (2011) A taxonomic review of Eucalantica Busck (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae) with descriptions of six new species ZooKeys 118: 75–96
author
Jae-Cheon Sohn
author
Kenji Nishida
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