Exaeretia nivalis
Exaeretia nivalis is a moth in the family Depressariidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Montana, Wyoming, Washington, British Columbia and Alberta.[2][3]
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The wingspan is 21–23 mm. The forewings are white, with a faint light-brown shade slightly beyond the base, in the inner angle and along the inner margin. There are two discal spots at the basal third and another, larger white-centered discal spot at the end of the cell. There is a series of spots along the costa and around the termen, as well as sparse fuscous to blackish fuscous irrorations over the entire surface of the forewing. The hindwings are white.[4]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Exaeretia nivalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- mothphotographersgroup
- "Exaeretia Stainton, 1849" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90 (3107): 82
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