Ethmia confusellastra

Ethmia confusellastra is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found on the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba.

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

The length of the forewings is 7–7.7 mm (0.28–0.30 in). The ground color of the forewings is white, generally somewhat infused with pale grayish. The markings are brownish gray. The ground color of the hindwings is white and semitranslucent, becoming brownish at the distal margins.[1]

References

  1. Powell, Jerry (1973). "A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (120). Retrieved 12 June 2020.


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