Escalantiana escalantei

Escalantiana escalantei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Escalantiana
Species:
E. escalantei
Binomial name
Escalantiana escalantei
(Miller, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Castnia escalantei Miller, 1976
  • Synpalamides escalantei (Miller, 1976)

Escalantiana escalantei is a species of moth in the family Castniidae.[1] It was first described by Jacqueline Y. Miller in 1976, and is known from Mexico.[2]

The length of the forewings 40–45 mm for males and 55–58 mm for females.[3]

References

  1. ^ González, Jorge M.; G, Bernardo López; P, John Phill Huerta; Miller, Jacqueline Y. (2019-09-09). "A new genus of Castniinae (Lepidoptera Castniidae) with comments on comparative morphology and bionomics of its assigned species". Zootaxa. 4668 (1): 89–104. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4668.1.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (November 5, 2019). "Escalantiana escalantei (Miller, 1976)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Studies in the Castniidae - II Descriptions of three new species of Castnia" (PDF). Retrieved January 12, 2021.