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Ethmia nigritaenia

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Ethmia nigritaenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. nigritaenia
Binomial name
Ethmia nigritaenia
Powell, 1973

Ethmia nigritaenia is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from southern Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras to north-western Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 10.4–14 mm (0.41–0.55 in). The ground color of the forewings is whitish gray, clouded with pale brownish gray except at the terminal margin. The ground color of the hindwings is semitranslucent white, becoming pale brownish at the distal margins.[1]

The larvae feed on Cordia gerascanthus.[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.
  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. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.