Elymiotis tlotzin

Elymiotis tlotzin
Male dorsal (left) ventral (right)
Female dorsal (left) ventral (right)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Elymiotis
Species: E. tlotzin
Binomial name
Elymiotis tlotzin
(Schaus, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Edema tlotzin Schaus, 1892
  • Symmerista tlotzin

Elymiotis tlotzin is a moth in the Notodontidae family. 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 to 800 meters.

Last instar larva

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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