Elymiotis tlotzin

Elymiotis tlotzin is a moth in the family Notodontidae first described by William Schaus in 1892. It is found in Costa Rica, where it has been collected in the dry forest ecosystem of Peninsula de Nicoya, and in the dry forests of Sector Santa Rosa and Sector Pailas of at elevations between 0 and 800 meters.

Last instar larva

Elymiotis tlotzin
Male dorsal (left) and ventral views
Female dorsal (left) and ventral views
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E. tlotzin
Binomial name
Elymiotis tlotzin
(Schaus, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Edema tlotzin Schaus, 1892
  • Symmerista tlotzin

The length of the forewings 15.42–19.28 mm.

The larvae feed on Zizyphus guatemalensis.[1]

References

  1. Chacón, I.A.; Janzen, D.H.; Hallwachs, W. 2014: Four new species of Symmerista Hübner, 1816 (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) from Costa Rica. ZooKeys, 421: 39-63. doi:10.3897/zookeys.421.6342


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