Phaeochlaena costaricensis
# Phaeochlaena costaricensis

Phaeochlaena costaricensis is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

The length of the forewings is 15-18.4 mm for males and 18-21.5 mm for females. The forewings are dark blackish brown, with three orange-yellow maculations. The central area of the hindwings is orange yellow, with a blackish-brown marginal band extending from the apex to the tornus.

## Etymology

The name refers to Costa Rica, one of the countries the species occurs in.

