Biology:Ethmia leucocirrha
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Short description: Species of moth
Ethmia leucocirrha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Ethmia |
Species: | E. leucocirrha
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Binomial name | |
Ethmia leucocirrha Meyrick, 1926[1]
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Ethmia leucocirrha is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in South Africa .
The wingspan is about 23 mm (0.91 in). The forewings are light ochreous-yellow overlaid with white and with small black dots beneath the costa near the base and at one-fourth. The stigmata is small and black, with the plical obliquely beyond the first discal, a similar dot is found midway between the plical and the base and the second discal is larger. The hindwings are pale yellowish overlaid with white.[2]
References
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 23 : 339 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Wikidata ☰ Q5403900 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethmia leucocirrha.
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