Ethmia hendersonorum

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

Ethmia hendersonorum is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Costa Rica, where it has been recorded from the Caribbean slope at an altitude of 600 meters (2,000 ft). The habitat consists of dry forests.

The length of the forewings is 17.9–18.8 mm (0.70–0.74 in) for males and 18.8–19.7 mm (0.74–0.78 in) for females. The ground color of the forewings is yellowish, with a series of elongated dark markings and spots over the costal half. The dorsal area is paler with two dark spots. The hindwing ground colour is whitish becoming brownish toward the apex.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Carrol and Ethelle Henderson for their careers in non-game conservation in Minnesota and Costa Rica, and support for biodiversity-directed ecotourism of Costa Rica.[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.