Ethmia clava

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

Ethmia clava is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 9.4–11 mm (0.37–0.43 in). The dorsal pale area of the forewings is gray, but narrowly white adjacent to the brown markings. The costal area is blackish brown. The ground color of the hindwings is dark gray-brown. [1]

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References

  1. Powell, Jerry (1973). "A systematic monograph of New World ethmiid moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 120: 1–302. doi: 10.5479/si.00810282.120 . hdl:10088/5390.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .