Biology:Ethmia reposita

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Short description: Species of moth

Ethmia reposita
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. reposita
Binomial name
Ethmia reposita
Diakonoff, [1968]

Ethmia reposita is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1968.[1] It is found on Mindanao in the Philippines .[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm (0.98 in). The forewings are glossy grey, with a faint purplish tinge. The spots are dull black, very faintly encircled with paler. There is a suffused spot beyond the base of the costa, connected with a narrow short marginal strigula, as well as a round spot on the fold well beyond the base and two larger oval spots representing the discal stigmata. There are also three smaller, somewhat elongate spots between the cell and margin and eight or nine small marginal subquadrate or fasciate spots along the costa before the apex, in the apex and along the termen to the tornus. The hindwings are light fuscous grey, becoming somewhat darker towards the apex.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Ethmia reposita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=112106.  Note: This source gives 1967 as the year of description.
  2. Ethmia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 257: 257 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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