Eupoca haakei

Eupoca haakei is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Maria Alma Solis and David Adamski in 1998. It is found at low elevations in south-eastern Costa Rica.

Eupoca haakei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Eupoca
Species:
E. haakei
Binomial name
Eupoca haakei
Solis & Adamski, 1998

The length of the forewings is 7.8-9.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brown mixed with white and pale brown scales. The distal part of the subterminal area is pale brown and the marginal line is brown. The hindwings are pale brown with a brown marginal line.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Michael Haake.[1]

References
  1. Solis, M. Alma; Adamski, David (1998). "Review of the Costa Rican Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 106 (1): 1–55.


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