Ethmia phoenicura
| Ethmia phoenicura | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. phoenicura
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| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia phoenicura Meyrick, 1932
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Ethmia phoenicura is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Baja California.
The length of the forewings is 7–13.2 mm (0.28–0.52 in). The ground color of the forewings is shining white with blackish brown markings, reflecting greenish blue. The ground color of the hindwings is brown, but the anal area is paler. Adults are on wing from late August to early January.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Powell, Jerry (1973). "A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (120). Retrieved 12 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
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