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Exaeretia gracilis

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Exaeretia gracilis
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E. gracilis
Binomial name
Exaeretia gracilis
(Walsingham, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria gracilis Walsingham, 1889
  • Martyrhilda gracilis
  • Depressariodes gracilis

Exaeretia gracilis is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1889.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from North Dakota to Texas and in California, Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Iowa.[2]

The wingspan is 16-20 mm. The forewings are straw yellow with dark brown discal spots. There is a series of six or seven dark brown spots from the costa, just before the apex around termen. The hindwings are pale greyish fuscous.[3]

The larvae feed on Ambrosia psilostachya.[4]

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