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Ethmia catapeltica

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Ethmia catapeltica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. catapeltica
Binomial name
Ethmia catapeltica
Meyrick, 1924

Ethmia catapeltica is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is widespread in Central and northern South America, from southern Mexico (Córdoba, Veracruz) to Bolivia.

Larva

The length of the forewings is 8.6–13 mm (0.34–0.51 in). The ground color of the forewings is whitish, with dark brownish gray markings, variable from an almost complete replacement of ground color to a rather distinct pattern. The ground color of the hindwings is semitranslucent white, but pale brownish at the margins. Adults are on wing in April, May, October and December (Barro Colorado Island in Panama), February, March and October (in Costa Rica) and July (in Mexico). There are probably multiple generations per year.[1]

The larvae feed on Cordia alliodora.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Powell, Jerry (1973). "A systematic monograph of New World ethmiid moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 120: 1–302. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.120. hdl:10088/5390. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ 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. PMC 4283717.