Ethmia gigantea
Ethmia gigantea is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Mexico.
| Ethmia gigantea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. gigantea |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia gigantea Busck, 1914 | |
The length of the forewings is 14.6–17.5 millimetres (0.57–0.69 in). The ground color of the forewings is dark brownish black, nearly unicolorous on the costal half. The ground color of the hindwings is whitish, semitraslucent basally, becoming pale brownish on the apical half. Adults have been recorded in April, June and August.[1]
References
- 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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