Eucalantica icarusella
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| Species: | E. icarusella
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| Eucalantica icarusella Sohn & Nishida, 2011
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Eucalantica icarusella is a moth in the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Costa Rica (high elevations of Cartago, Heredia and San José provinces).[1]
The length of the forewings is 5.3-7.9 mm.
Etymology
The species is named after the Greek mythological character Icarus and refers to the white forewing with scarlet dorsal suffusion resembling Icarus' waxy wings burnt by sunlight.
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