Biology:Ethmia cupreonivella
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. cupreonivella
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| Ethmia cupreonivella (Walsingham, 1880)
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Ethmia cupreonivella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Brazil .
The length of the forewings is about 13.2 mm (0.52 in). The ground color of the forewings is glossy cupreous violet with large shining snow-white spots and blotches. The ground color of the hindwings is pale grayish brown, rather whitish, not quite transparent towards the base.[1]
References
- ↑ Powell, Jerry (1973). "A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (120). http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/handle/10088/5390. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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Wikidata ☰ Q5403802 entry
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