Biology:Ethmia piperella

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Ethmia piperella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Jamaica and Cuba.

The length of the forewings is 5.4–6.8 mm (0.21–0.27 in). The ground color of the forewings is greyish tan, but the dorsal area somewhat paler and not well defined. The ground colour of the hindwings is uniform pale grey.[1]

References

  1. Powell, Jerry (1973). "A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/handle/10088/5390. Retrieved 12 June 2020.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q5403991 entry