Ethmia discrepitella

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Ethmia discrepitella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. discrepitella
Binomial name
Ethmia discrepitella
(Rebel, 1901) [1]
Synonyms
  • Psecadia discrepitellaRebel, 1901

Ethmia discrepitella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Russia (Orenburg Region, Altai and Saratov Region).

The species exhibits distinct sexual dimorphism. The wingspan for the males however, is 7.3–8.5 mm (0.29–0.33 in). [2]

The larvae possibly feed on Thalictrum minus .

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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).

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Ethmia semiombra is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Texas and Mexico.

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "On the rediscovery of Ethmia discrepitella (Rebel, 1901) with remarks on brachyptery in females of Ethmia (Ethmiidae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2012-01-12.