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Ethmia iphicrates

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Ethmia iphicrates
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. iphicrates
Binomial name
Ethmia iphicrates
Meyrick, 1922

Ethmia iphicrates is a moth in the family Depressariidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in Kenya.[2]

The wingspan is about 28 mm (1.1 in). The forewings are white with black markings: an irregular elongate spot along the basal fifth of the costa, an irregular transverse fasciate blotch from the dorsum at one-fourth, its apex reaching the extremity of this and a streak along the dorsum from this to three-fourths, with an irregular projection before the middle. There is a broad irregular converging fasciae from the costa before the middle and at four-fifths uniting below the middle and continued to the dorsum at two-thirds. There is a large dot beneath the costa beyond the middle, and sometimes a slender costal streak between these. There is also a transverse fasciate subterminal blotch confluent above with the preceding fascia, and also confluent with a triangular apical spot. There is a large pre-tornal dot, and a marginal series around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Ethmia iphicrates Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Ethmia iphicrates​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1922). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 473. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.