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.^[1]

Distribution

The species is only known from Belize. The larval host plant has not yet been documented.^[2]

Taxonomy

• Fomoria diskusi Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 (original combination)^[3]
• Hesperolyra diskusi (Puplesis & Robinson, 2000) (current valid name)^[1]