Tithraustes snyderi
| Tithraustes snyderi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Tithraustes |
| Species: | T. snyderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tithraustes snyderi Miller, 2008 | |
Tithraustes snyderi is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in cloud-forest habitats within La Amistad, an international park extending from south-central Costa Rica into the Chiriqui Province of Panama.
The length of the forewings is 12.5–13 mm for males and 15 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is chocolate brown to dark brown. The basal third is semihyaline with dark brown veins as they pass through. The hindwings have an oblique white central area. The outer margin has a dark, charcoal-gray band. The anal margin is covered with a mixture of light gray and dark charcoal-gray scales.
The larvae feed on Chamaedorea costaricana, Chamaedorea crucensis and Geonoma edulis.
Etymology
The species is named in honor of Cal Snyder.
References
- Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.
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