Ethmia perpulchra
Ethmia perpulchra | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Ethmia |
Species: | E. perpulchra |
Binomial name | |
Ethmia perpulchra Walsingham, 1912 | |
Synonyms | |
|
Ethmia perpulchra is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is found from Veracruz in Mexico to Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica.[1]
The length of the forewings is 8.2-11.7 mm. The ground color of the forewings is white. The ground color of the hindwings is shining translucent white, becoming pale brownish apically. Adults are on wing from February to May.[2]
References
- ↑ A synopsis of the genus Ethmia Hübner in Costa Rica: biology, distribution, and description of 22 new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Depressariidae, Ethmiinae), with emphasis on the 42 species known from Área de Conservación Guanacaste
- ↑ A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.