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Ellabella editha

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Ellabella editha
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Copromorphidae
Genus: Ellabella
Species:
E. editha
Binomial name
Ellabella editha
Busck, 1925[1]

Ellabella editha is a moth in the family Copromorphidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

The length of the forewings is 9.5–11 mm for males and 8-11.5 mm for females. The forewings are grey-brown, irrorated with white and in the apical and basal area along the costal margin. The hindwings are grey-brown. Adults are on wing from May to August.[2]

The larvae possibly feed on Berberis repens.

References

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  1. ^ "Ellabella editha Busck, 1925". GBIF.org. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  2. ^ Heppner, J.B., 1984: Revision of the Oriental and Nearctic genus Ellabella (Lepidoptera: Copromorphidae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 23 (1): 50-73. Full article: [1]