Ectoedemia diskusi


Hesperolyra diskusi is a moth of the family Nepticulidae.
It was originally described as Fomoria diskusi by Puplesis & Robinson in 2000, based on a male holotype collected in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Las Cuevas, Cayo District, Belize.
In 2016, van Nieukerken, Stonis, Remeikis & Diškus established the genus Hesperolyra, designating H. diskusi as its type species.

Description

Adults are recognized by a pale costal streak forming an oblique fascia at two-thirds of the forewing, and distinctive features in the male genitalia.

Distribution

The species is only known from Belize. The larval host plant has not yet been documented.

Taxonomy

Fomoria diskusi Puplesis & Robinson, 2000
  • ''Hesperolyra diskusi''