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Ethmia timberlakei

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Ethmia timberlakei
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E. timberlakei
Binomial name
Ethmia timberlakei
Powell, 1973[1]

Ethmia timberlakei is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in California, United States.

The length of the forewings is 8.7–10.6 mm (0.34–0.42 in). The ground color of the forewings is dark gray, sparsely to densely irrorated (speckled) with scattered white scales. The ground color of the hindwings is uniform pale gray.[2]

The larvae feed on Phacelia ramosissima var. suffrutescens.

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Powell, Jerry (1973). "A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. Retrieved 12 June 2020.