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Ethmia subsimilis

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Ethmia subsimilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. subsimilis
Binomial name
Ethmia subsimilis

Ethmia subsimilis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Jamaica and Cuba and has also been recorded from Florida in the United States.[1]

The length of the forewings is 7.5–9.7 mm (0.30–0.38 in). The ground color of the forewings is pale whitish gray. The ground color of the hindwings is whitish, becoming pale brownish or dark brown toward the apex. Adults are on wing in January and February (in Cuba) and April, July and September (in Jamaica).[2]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Trichilia hirta.

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.