Ectaga canescens

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Ectaga canescens
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E. canescens
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Ectaga canescens
Walsingham, 1912

Ectaga canescens is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1912. [1] It is found in Mexico (Guerrero). [2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are hoary grey, profusely sprinkled with brownish and brownish fuscous scaling, forming a somewhat dense shade from the costa to the middle of the fold, but leaving the basal, dorsal and terminal portions of the wing less obscure, with the exception of a narrow, terminal shade continued around the apex, and a small spot at the extreme base of the costa. The hindwings are straw-whitish, with a brownish cinereous tinge toward the apex. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ectaga canescens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 22, 2018.
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  3. Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 141