Biology:Ethmia notatella

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Short description: Species of moth

Ethmia notatella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. notatella
Binomial name
Ethmia notatella
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Psecadia notatella Walker, 1863
  • Psecadia xanthorrhoa Zeller, 1877
  • Ethmia xanthorrhoa

Ethmia notatella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles (Curacao).

The length of the forewings is 10.4–13.4 mm (0.41–0.53 in). The ground color of the forewings is white or cream-white, with black markings, reflecting metallic blue-green. The ground color of the hindwings is white, becoming brown at the apex. Adults are on wing in March (in the Bahamas), from April to May (in Haiti), from June to July (Puerto Rico) and in April and from August to September (the Florida Keys).[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5403947 entry