▁Sel va ▁Bi ological ▁Station , ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁feed ing ▁on ▁trees , ▁between ▁six ▁and ▁nine ▁metres ▁( 2 0 – 3 0   fe et ) ▁above ▁the ▁ground . ▁On ▁Bar ro ▁Colorado ▁Island , ▁Pan ama ▁and ▁at ▁La ▁Sel va , ▁they ▁are ▁most ▁commonly ▁found ▁feed ing ▁on ▁Sim ar ou ba ▁am ara , ▁but ▁are ▁also ▁found ▁on ▁Terminal ia ▁ob long a ▁and ▁less ▁frequently ▁on ▁Cast illa ▁el ast ica ▁and ▁O c ote a ▁c ern ua . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁En ch op hora ▁s angu inea ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁ent om ologist ▁William ▁Lucas ▁Dist ant . ▁The ▁type ▁spec imen ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁Natural ▁History ▁Museum ▁in ▁London . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Lo is ▁O ' B rien ▁included ▁two ▁other ▁species ▁that ▁Dist ant ▁described , ▁E .   fl or ens ▁and ▁E .   long iro str is ▁as ▁being ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁E .   s angu inea . ▁They ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁male ▁gen ital ia , ▁and ▁differ ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁pattern ing ▁of ▁their ▁ab d omen . ▁ ▁Fe eding ▁and ▁e col ogy ▁ ▁Like ▁all ▁lan tern ▁bugs , ▁E .   s angu inea ▁fe eds ▁on ▁the ▁sap ▁in ▁the ▁ph lo em ▁of ▁plants ▁and ▁ex cre tes ▁h oney de w , ▁a ▁liquid ▁containing ▁excess ▁water ▁and ▁car