| Ethmia kirbyi | |
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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. kirbyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia kirbyi (Moeschler, 1890) | |
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Ethmia kirbyi is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Haiti and Puerto Rico.
The length of the forewings is 8.1–8.4 mm (0.32–0.33 in). The ground color of the forewings is white with gray-brown markings. The ground color of the hindwings is white, becoming brownish toward the apex. Adults are on wing in February (in Haiti) and in April and August (in Puerto Rico).
References
- 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.
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| Ethmia kirbyi | |
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