Elasmia cave is a species of moth of the family Notodontidae. It occurs in New Mexico, and Texas, United States, and possibly Mexico.[1] Adults are on wing from April to early October.

Elasmia cave
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Elasmia
Species:
E. cave
Binomial name
Elasmia cave
Metzler, 2011

Etymology

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CAVE is the acronym, used by the U.S. National Park Service for Carlsbad Caverns National Park. The specific name of this species, cave, refers to the type locality, Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

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