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Ethmia angustalatella

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Species of moth

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

Ethmia angustalatella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in north-eastern Mexico and Texas.

The length of the forewings is about 11.2 mm (0.44 in). The ground color of the forewings is brownish gray, interspersed with white, which tends to form markings. The ground color of the hindwings is whitish basally, becoming pale brownish in the distal half. Adults are on wing in September (in Texas).

References

  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.
Taxon identifiers
Ethmia angustalatella


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