Ethmia infelix

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Ethmia infelix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Ethmia
Species:
E. infelix
Binomial name
Ethmia infelix
Meyrick, 1914
Synonyms
  • Psecadia confusellaRebel, 1901 (preocc.)
  • Ethmia kurdistanellaAmsel, 1959

Ethmia infelix is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. [1] It is found in Asia Minor (Mardin) and northern Iraq (Kurdistan). [2]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

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Depressariidae family of insects

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Iraq Republic in Western Asia

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Ethmia derbendella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Sattler in 1967. It is found in Iran.

Ethmia caradjae is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Rebel in 1907. It is found in Asia Minor, Iraq, Kurdistan and south-western Iran.

Ethmia tamaridella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Rebel in 1907. It is found in Yemen (Socotra).

Ethmia pseudoscythrella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Rebel in 1902. It is found in Asia Minor.

Ethmia maracandica is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Rebel in 1901. It is found in Uzbekistan and Russia.

Ethmia amasina is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1880. It is found in Asia Minor (Amasia), Syria, Iraq (Kurdistan) and Iran.

Ethmia treitschkeella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1879. It is found in Asia Minor.

Ethmia lybiella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Ragonot in 1892. It is found in Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Palestine.

Ethmia decui is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Capuse in 1981. It is found in Cuba.

Ethmia termenalbata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Capuse in 1981. It is found in Cuba.

Ethmia pullata is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1910. It is found on the Solomon Islands.

Ethmia cyrenaicella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1955. It is found in Libya.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ethmia infelix". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ Ethmia at funet


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