Ethmia scylla

Ethmia scylla is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is in California, United States.

Ethmia scylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. scylla
Binomial name
Ethmia scylla
Powell, 1973[1]

The length of the forewings is 5.8–7.2 mm (0.23–0.28 in). The ground color of the forewings is pale grayish brown, clouded and marked by whitish scaling. The ground color of the hindwings is gray-brown. Adults are on wing from late February to early April.[2]

The larvae feed on Collinsia heterophylla. They feed in the flowers of their host plant.

References

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


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