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Ethmia cyanea

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Ethmia cyanea
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E. cyanea
Binomial name
Ethmia cyanea
Walsingham, 1912

Ethmia cyanea is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in northern Veracruz in Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in). The ground color of the forewings is unicolorous, dark, shining greenish blue. The ground color of the hindwings (including fringe) is dark purple. Adults have been recorded in April and June.[1]

References

  1. ^ Powell, Jerry (1973). "A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (120). Retrieved 12 June 2020.