Exaeretia sordidella

Exaeretia sordidella is a moth in the family Depressariidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia.[2][3]

Exaeretia sordidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Exaeretia
Species:
E. sordidella
Binomial name
Exaeretia sordidella
(Clarke, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Martyrhilda sordidella Clarke, 1941
  • Depressariodes sordidella

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewings are sordid whitish, irrorated with dull golden yellow and brown. There is a series of indistinct brownish spots from the apical third of the costa around the termen to the inner margin. These spots are mixed with a few dull golden-yellow scales. There is a brown discal spot at the basal third, with an elongate dull golden-yellow patch below it in the fold. There is also a conspicuous brown discal spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are smoky fuscous.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Exaeretia sordidella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. "Exaeretia Stainton, 1849" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90 (3107): 82 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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