Dunama jessiebancroftae

Dunama jessiebancroftae is a moth in the family Notodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica, where it is known from the Peninsula de Nicoya, and the lowland of central Pacific Costa Rica, at elevations ranging from 50 to 1,286 metres (164 to 4,219 ft).[1]

Dunama jessiebancroftae
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Notodontidae
Genus:
Dunama
Species:
D. jessiebancroftae
Binomial name
Dunama jessiebancroftae
Chacón, 2013

Description

The length of the forewings is 16.4–17 mm. The dorsal ground color is a mixture of gray-brown, blackish-brown and beige scales. The veins are lined with gray, especially distally. The anal fold and cubitus are blackish brown and the orbicular spot is diffuse blackish brown. The reniform spot is small and blackish brown. The ventral surfaces of both wings are gray brown and the dorsal hindwing is dirty gray brown, but lighter near the base.

Biology

The larvae feed on Bactris major, Chamaedorea costaricana and Geonoma cuneata.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Ms. Jessie Bancroft, grandmother of Jessie Hill of Philadelphia and Hawaii, in recognition of Jessie Hill’s contribution to saving and inventorying the conserved ACG rain forest in which Dunama jessiebancroftae breeds.

  • Larvae - last instar

References
  1. Chacón, I.A. ; D.H. Janzen ; W. Hallwachs ; J.B. Sullivan & M. Hajibabaei, 2013: Cryptic species within cryptic moths: new species of Dunama Schaus (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) in Costa Rica. Zookeys 264: 11-45. Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.264.4440


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