Ethmia subnigritaenia
Appearance
Ethmia subnigritaenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Ethmia |
Species: | E. subnigritaenia
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Binomial name | |
Ethmia subnigritaenia Powell, 1973
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Ethmia subnigritaenia is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Mexico.
The length of the forewings is 11.4–12.3 mm (0.45–0.48 in). The ground color of the forewings is whitish gray, infused with dark grayish clouding, slightly less so on the dorsal and terminal areas. The ground color of the hindwings is semitranslucent whitish, becoming pale brownish in the apical area.[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.