Brachyglene albicephala


Brachyglene albicephala is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is endemic to the northern half of Costa Rica.
The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm for males and 16.5–18 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Bauhinia guianensis.

Etymology

The species name is said to be derived from the Latin words albi and cephalus and refers to the white head region of this species. In classical Latin, albus, alba or album is the proper word for "white". Caput is the actual word for "head" in classical Latin, while in ancient Greek kephalē was used for "head". Kephalos was the first name of various Greek mythological and historical figures that was rendered in Latin as Cephalus.