Ethmia scythropa
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| Ethmia scythropa Walsingham, 1912
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Ethmia scythropa is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is widespread in the Neotropics, from eastern Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to Costa Rica, as well as on Cuba and Jamaica.
The length of the forewings is 9.4-12.5 mm. The ground color of the forewings is olivaceous gray, reflecting metallic olivaceous. The ground color of the hindwings is shining whitish, becoming pale brownish apically. Adults are on wing from December to March (in Cuba and Jamaica), from December to June and in September (in Mexico) and from March to May and from September to October (in Guatemala). There are multiple generations per year.[1]
The larvae feed on Bourreria oxyphylla and Bourreria costaricensis.[2]
References
- ^ A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)
- ^ 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
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