Tuesday, 12 September 2000

-Unnamed species- (Leucanopsis cirphis)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Leucanopsis (resembling Leucania moths) cirphis (?)

Adult Leucanopsis cirphis at San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica - November 2025


Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ?  /  Length: cm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated 

A moth endemic to Central Costa Rica, it was only first described to Science in 1911.
 
Related Species: 
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Leucanopsis
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic 
 
- Sighting Locations -

COSTA RICA 
An endemic.
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at San Gerardo de Dota

 

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto

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