Ethmia helenmillerae is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Costa Rica, where it has been recorded from the Pacific slope of the Cordillera de Guanacaste at altitudes ranging from 0 to 579 meters (0 to 1,900 ft). The habitat consists of dry forests.

Ethmia helenmillerae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. helenmillerae
Binomial name
Ethmia helenmillerae
Phillips, 2014

The length of the forewings is 6.3–6.8 mm (0.25–0.27 in) for males and 6.5–7.5 mm (0.26–0.30 in) for females. The ground color of the forewings is white with six defined dots distributed on two-thirds from the base. There is a line at the terminal area from almost the center of the wing to the tornum. The hindwing ground color is dark brown.

Etymology

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The species is named in honor of Helen Miller, an early major donor for Area de Conservación Guanacaste rain forest purchase.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Phillips-Rodríguez, E; Powell, J; Hallwachs, W; Janzen, D (2014). "A synopsis of the genus Ethmia Hübner in Costa Rica: biology, distribution, and description of 22 new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Depressariidae, Ethmiinae), with emphasis on the 42 species known from Área de Conservación Guanacaste". ZooKeys (461): 1–86. doi:10.3897/zookeys.461.8377. PMC 4283717.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.