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Ethmia scylla

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Ethmia scylla
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E. scylla
Binomial name
Ethmia scylla
Powell, 1973[1]

Ethmia scylla is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is in California, United States.

The length of the forewings is 5.8-7.2 mm. The ground color of the forewings is pale grayish brown, clouded and marked by whitish scaling. The ground color of the hindwings is gray-brown. Adults are on wing from late February to early April.[2]

The larvae feed on Collinsia heterophylla. They feed in the flowers of their host plant.

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