Ethmia perpulchra
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Ethmia perpulchra | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Ethmia |
Species: | E. perpulchra
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Binomial name | |
Ethmia perpulchra Walsingham, 1912
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Ethmia perpulchra is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from Veracruz in Mexico to Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica.[1]
The length of the forewings is 8.2–11.7 mm (0.32–0.46 in). The ground color of the forewings is white. The ground color of the hindwings is shining translucent white, becoming pale brownish apically. Adults are on wing from February to May.[2]
References
- ^ Phillips-Rodríguez, E; Powell, J; Hallwachs, W; Janzen, D (2014). "A synopsis of the genus Ethmia Hübner in Costa Rica: biology, distribution, and description of 22 new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Depressariidae, Ethmiinae), with emphasis on the 42 species known from Área de Conservación Guanacaste". ZooKeys (461): 1–86. doi:10.3897/zookeys.461.8377. PMC 4283717.
- ^ 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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