Tithraustes snyderi is a moth of the family Notodontidae. 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.

Tithraustes snyderi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Tithraustes
Species:
T. snyderi
Binomial name
Tithraustes snyderi
Miller, 2008

The length of the forewings is 12.5–13 mm for males and 15 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Chamaedorea costaricana, Chamaedorea crucensis and Geonoma edulis.

Etymology

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The species is named in honor of Cal Snyder.

References

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  • Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.