Ethmia nivosella

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Ethmia nivosella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. nivosella
Binomial name
Ethmia nivosella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Tamarrha nivosellaWalker, 1864
  • Psecadia nivosella
  • Tamarrha niveosella
  • Psecadia adustellaZeller, 1877
  • Ethmia adustella

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.

The length of the forewings is 8.3–10.5 mm (0.33–0.41 in). The basal area and broad dorsal blotch on the forewings are purplish bronzy, reflecting metallic purplish. The ground color of the hindwings is whitish, becoming pale brownish distally. Adults are on wing from January to March (in Jamaica), in July (Jamaica and Puerto Rico) and in October (in Cuba). [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 .