Ethmia nadia
Ethmia nadia is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in California.
| Ethmia nadia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. nadia |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia nadia Clarke, 1950[1] | |
The length of the forewings is 7.7–9.7 millimetres (0.30–0.38 in). The ground color of the forewings is dark gray, but paler distally. There are dark spots adjoining a longitudinal streak. Adults are on wing from March to May (in southern California) and from June to July (in Siskiyou County).[2]
The larvae feed on Phacelia ramosissima.
References
- "Ethmia nadia Clarke, 1950". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- Powell, Jerry A. (1973). "A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (120): 1–302. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.120.
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