Hagnagora elianne Sullivan, 2011

Brehm, Gunnar, 2015, Three new species of Hagnagora Druce, 1885 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Ecuador and Costa Rica and a concise revision of the genus, ZooKeys 537, pp. 131-156 : 137

Taxon classification Animalia Lepidoptera Geometridae

Hagnagora elianne Sullivan, 2011

Type locality (holotype).

Costa Rica: Alajuela Province, Poás Volcano National Park, 2500 m.

Remarks.

Hagnagora elianne was described and illustrated by Sullivan (2011). The species closely resembles the other species in the Hagnagora anicata clade, particularly Hagnagora unnia .

Distribution.

The species has recently been collected and barcoded in Honduras (Cortes Province) and in several provinces of Costa Rica at elevations ranging from 1480 to 2840 m a.s.l.

Diagnosis.

Males are on average slightly larger than males in Hagnagora unnia and can be distinguished from Hagnagora anicata by a swollen as opposed to a gently tapered distal half of the uncus and by the absence of a moderately large, upcurved spine at the end of the costa in Hagnagora elianne ( Sullivan 2011). Females may be distinguished from females of Hagnagora unnia by their longer, more complex signum. COI barcode: The minimum observed distance to the presumably most closely related species ( Hagnagora unnia ) is 5.0%.