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Ethmia linda

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Ethmia linda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. linda
Binomial name
Ethmia linda
Busck, 1914

Ethmia linda is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from Venezuela to southern Mexico (eastern Oaxaca, Veracruz and Yucatán).

The length of the forewings is 7–7.3 mm (0.28–0.29 in). The ground color of the forewings is white, faintly tinged with grayish on the costal half. The ground color of the hindwings is brown, usually dark at least distally. Adults are on wing in March (in Yucatán), in July (in Veracruz and Oaxaca), in August and October (in Guatemala) and in November (in Venezuela).[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.