Ethmia confusella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Ethmia |
Species: | E. confusella |
Binomial name | |
Ethmia confusella (Walker, 1863) [1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Ethmia confusella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from the Florida Keys and Bahamas, through the Greater Antilles to the Yucatan Peninsula, and through the Lesser Antilles to Trinidad.
The length of the forewings is 8–10.8 mm (0.31–0.43 in). The ground color of the forewings is whitish, usually mostly dusted by pale grayish. The markings are blackish or dark gray-brown. The ground color of the hindwings is white and semi translucent and brownish at the apex. Adults are on wing in July and December (in Jamaica), April and June (in Puerto Rico), July and October (the Virgin Islands), March, May and August (on Dominica). There are probably multiple generations per year. [2]
The larvae feed on Bourreria ovata .
Ethmia semilugens is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico in the arid parts of Colorado through central Texas, New Mexico, northern Chihuahua, Arizona and southern California.
Ethmia discostrigella, the mountain-mahogany moth, is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from the western United States, south into Mexico.
Ethmia monticola, the gray ethmia moth, is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia and Alberta to California and Arizona, east at least to North Dakota and Colorado.
Ethmia zelleriella, or Zeller's ethmia moth, is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in eastern North America, from southern Ontario and Quebec through the Ohio Valley and southern Appalachian regions to central Texas.
Ethmia kirbyi is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Haiti and Puerto Rico.
Ethmia festiva is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from south-eastern Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala to northern Colombia.
Ethmia cypraeella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in northern Venezuela.
Ethmia abraxasella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Bahamas. It has also been recorded from southern Florida in the United States.
Ethmia nivosella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in the West Indies, from Jamaica and eastern Cuba to the Bahamas and Puerto Rico. It might also be present in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Trinidad.
Ethmia elutella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from Panama to Venezuela and Trinidad. There is also a record from Chile.
Ethmia ungulatella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from Panama north through Central America to eastern Mexico. The habitat consists of dry forests and rain forests.
Ethmia cypraspis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in the Amazon region of Brazil.
Ethmia exornata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is widespread in northern South America and Central America, ranging from Brazil through Central America to the west coast of Mexico.
Ethmia gelidella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Jamaica.
Ethmia notatella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles (Curacao).
Ethmia catapeltica is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is widespread in Central and northern South America, from southern Mexico to Bolivia.
Ethmia longimaculella, the streaked ethmia moth, is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from southern Canada and the northern United States east of the Rocky Mountains. In the Midwest, the range extends south to Texas.
Ethmia oterosella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Cuba.
Ethmia prattiella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in southern North America from west-central Texas to eastern central Mexico.
Ethmia joviella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found on the Caribbean islands of Dominica and Grenada.