Ethmia cupreonivella

Ethmia cupreonivella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Brazil.

Ethmia cupreonivella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. cupreonivella
Binomial name
Ethmia cupreonivella
(Walsingham, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Psecadia cupreonivella Walsingham, 1880

The length of the forewings is about 13.2 mm (0.52 in). The ground color of the forewings is glossy cupreous violet with large shining snow-white spots and blotches. The ground color of the hindwings is pale grayish brown, rather whitish, not quite transparent towards the base.[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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