Ethmia davisella
Appearance
Ethmia davisella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Ethmia |
Species: | E. davisella
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Binomial name | |
Ethmia davisella Powell, 1973
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Ethmia davisella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in north-eastern Mexico.
The length of the forewings is 8–9.7 mm (0.31–0.38 in). The ground color of the forewings is shining white, with black markings, reflecting metallic blue. The ground color of the hindwings is whitish basally, but pale brownish over the distal one-third to one-half.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Powell, Jerry (1973). "A systematic monograph of New World ethmiid moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 120: 1–302. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.120. hdl:10088/5390. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.