''Eremonidiopsis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s of the family

Notodontidae Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, espe ...

. It consists of only one species, ''Eremonidiopsis aggregata'', which is known from the north-eastern Cuban mountain range Nipe–Sagua–Baracoa in Holguín province,

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests and sclerophyll rainforests. The length of the forewings is 12–12.7 mm. The forewings are uniformly brown with a glossy dorsal surface. The ventral surface is uniformly brownish grey. The hindwings are uniformly dark brownish grey

Etymology

The generic name is derived from the name of its Hispaniolan relative ''

Eremonidia ''Eremonidia'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae. Its only species, ''Eremonidia mirifica'', is known from two mountain ranges in the south-western part of the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, Repúbli ...

''. The suffix –opsis refers to the resemblance of the Cuban genus to the Hispaniolan one. The species name is derived from Latin ''gregis'' (meaning flock or group) and the suffix ''atus'' (meaning having the nature of) and refers to the aggregation of individuals observed during both collecting events.Aguila, R.N. 2013: Eremonidiopsis aggregata, gen. n., sp. n. from Cuba, the third West Indian Dioptinae (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae). ZooKeys, 333: 77-91. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.333.5483

References

Notodontidae Monotypic moth genera Moths of the Caribbean Endemic fauna of Cuba {{Notodontidae-stub