Ethmia antennipilosa

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Ethmia antennipilosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. antennipilosa
Binomial name
Ethmia antennipilosa
Wang and Li, 2004

Ethmia antennipilosa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in China (Guangxi). [1]

The length of the forewings is about 10.5 mm (0.41 in). The forewings are light grey, somewhat pale brown. There are fourteen irregularly shaped black spots or blotches scattered on the surface. The hindwings are pale grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the specialized scales forming a hairbrush on the dorsal edge of the antenna and is derived from Latin antenna (meaning long projection) and pilosa (meaning hairy or pilose). [2]

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References

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  2. Wang, Shu-Xia; Li, Hou-Hun (June 2004). "Two New Species of Ethmia Hubner from China (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Ethmiinae)". Entomological News. 115 (3): 136. Retrieved 15 June 2020 via Internet Archive.