Ethmia argopa

Ethmia argopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Ethmia
Species:	E. argopa
Binomial name
	Ethmia argopa; Meyrick, 1910

Last updated November 30, 2022

Ethmia argopa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910.^[1] It is found in Malaysia.^[2]

The wingspan is 32–34 mm (1.3–1.3 in). Adults are similar to Ethmia praeclara , but the forewings are broader, the black dots are larger and there are nine marginal dots. The hindwings are ochreous yellow.^[3]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ethmia argopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (September 4, 2019). "Ethmia argopa Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (1910). "Descriptions of Malayan Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 461. Retrieved 15 June 2020– via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ethmia argopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku, ed. (September 4, 2019). "Ethmia argopa Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (1910). "Descriptions of Malayan Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 461. Retrieved 15 June 2020– via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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