Biology:Ethmia nigritaenia

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Short description: Species of moth

Ethmia nigritaenia
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. nigritaenia
Binomial name
Ethmia nigritaenia
Powell, 1973

Ethmia nigritaenia is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from southern Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras to north-western Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 10.4–14 mm (0.41–0.55 in). The ground color of the forewings is whitish gray, clouded with pale brownish gray except at the terminal margin. The ground color of the hindwings is semitranslucent white, becoming pale brownish at the distal margins.[1]

The larvae feed on Cordia gerascanthus.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5403945 entry