Biology:Emmelina aethes
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Short description: Species of plume moth
Emmelina aethes | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Emmelina |
Species: | E. aethes
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Binomial name | |
Emmelina aethes (Walsingham, 1915)
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Emmelina aethes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Mexico.[1]
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The antennae are pale cinereous (ash-grey), barred with dark brown above. The head and thorax are pale fawn-brownish. The forewings are pale fawn-brown, mixed with pale cinereous and some dark fuscous scaling. The hindwings and cilia are greyish brown.[2] Adults are on wing in September.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Pterophorus aethes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=1253.
- ↑ Species description
- ↑ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/cgi/t/text/get-pdf?c=zoomed;idno=8503a01.
Wikidata ☰ Q5373413 entry
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