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