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Hagnagora elianne

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Hagnagora elianne

Hagnagora elianne is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Costa Rica and Honduras.

Adults are very similar to Hagnagora anicata and Hagnagora unnia. Males are slightly larger than those of H. unnia (by 2 mm on average but with overlapping ranges) but otherwise indistinguishable. They may be distinguished from H. anicata by the swollen distal half of the uncus (as opposed to gently tapered) and the absence of a moderately large, upcurved spine at the end of the costa. Females may be distinguished from females of H. unnia by their longer, more complex signa. The female of H. anicata is undescribed.

Etymology

The species is named for Eli-Anne Lindstrom, a scientist whose biological studies of freshwater algae have contributed significantly to water quality monitoring in Norway.

References

Hagnagora elianne Wikipedia