Ethmia wellingi
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Ethmia wellingi Powell, 1973
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Ethmia wellingi is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Mexico. Records from Costa Rica refer to Ethmia stephenrumseyi.[1]
The length of the forewings is 13.4–16.4 mm (0.53–0.65 in). The ground color of the forewings is white, with distinctly defined, dark brownish black markings reflecting greenish blue. The ground color of the hindwings is whitish, becoming pale brownish on the distal half.[2]
References
- ^ Phillips-Rodríguez, E; Powell, J; Hallwachs, W; Janzen, D (2014). "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". ZooKeys (461): 1–86. doi:10.3897/zookeys.461.8377.
- ^ Powell, Jerry (1973). "A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (120). Retrieved 12 June 2020.