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Ethmia farrella

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Ethmia farrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. farrella
Binomial name
Ethmia farrella
Powell, 1973[1]

Ethmia farrella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Jamaica and the Florida Keys.

The length of the forewings is 6.5–6.7 mm (0.26–0.26 in). The ground color of the forewings is whitish, heavily and nearly uniformly streaked with longitudinal dark gray blotches. The ground color of the hindwings is semitranslucent white, tinged with brownish distally.[2] Adults have been recorded from May to September in Florida.

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ 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.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.