Ethmia lesliesaulae is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Costa Rica, where it has been recorded from both sides of the Cordillera Volcánica de Guanacaste al altitudes ranging from 300 to 645 meters (984 to 2,116 ft). The habitat consists of rain forests.
| Ethmia lesliesaulae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. lesliesaulae
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| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia lesliesaulae Phillips, 2014
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The length of the forewings is 8.4–10.3 mm (0.33–0.41 in) for males and 8.9–10.4 mm (0.35–0.41 in) for females. The ground color of the forewings is whitish, with blackish markings and two distinct spots at the base, as well as an oblique dark blotch from before the middle of the costa connecting with an elongated dark mark from the middle to the termen. The hindwing ground colour is whitish, but darker at the margins.
The larvae feed on Drymonia macrophylla, Drymonia serrulata, Drymonia warszewicziana and Drymonia alloplectoides.
Etymology edit
The species is named in honor of Leslie Saul.[1]
References edit
- ^ 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. PMC 4283717.