Ethmia subnigritaenia

Ethmia subnigritaenia is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Mexico.

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

The length of the forewings is 11.4–12.3 mm (0.45–0.48 in). The ground color of the forewings is whitish gray, infused with dark grayish clouding, slightly less so on the dorsal and terminal areas. The ground color of the hindwings is semitranslucent whitish, becoming pale brownish in the apical area.[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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