Ethmia billalleni

Ethmia billalleni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Ethmia
Species:	E. billalleni
Binomial name
	Ethmia billalleni; Phillips, 2014

Ethmia billalleni is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Costa Rica, where it has been recorded from middle elevations at the Cordillera de Guanacaste. The habitat consists of rain forests.

The length of the forewings is 9.4–10.3 mm (0.37–0.41 in) for males and 11.3–11.8 mm (0.44–0.46 in) for females. The ground color of the forewings is whitish, covered by irregular, dark brownish longitudinal streaks and spots except at the dorsal area before the middle. The area below the apex is paler, crossed by an elongate blotch. The hindwing ground color is whitish basally, becoming light brown at the apical area and along the dorsal margin.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Bill Allen for his accurate, detailed and continual documentation and on-site reporting on the germination and growth of Area de Conservación Guanacaste for almost three decades.[1]

References

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.

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[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.