Ethmia scythropa

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Ethmia scythropa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. scythropa
Binomial name
Ethmia scythropa
Walsingham, 1912

Ethmia scythropa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is widespread in the Neotropics, from eastern Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to Costa Rica, as well as on Cuba and Jamaica.

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Larva

The length of the forewings is 9.4–12.5 mm (0.37–0.49 in). The ground color of the forewings is olivaceous gray, reflecting metallic olivaceous. The ground color of the hindwings is shining whitish, becoming pale brownish apically. Adults are on wing from December to March (in Cuba and Jamaica), from December to June and in September (in Mexico) and from March to May and from September to October (in Guatemala). There are multiple generations per year. [1]

The larvae feed on Bourreria oxyphylla and Bourreria costaricensis . [2]

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<i>Ethmia mnesicosma</i> Species of moth

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<i>Ethmia baliostola</i> Species of moth

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<i>Ethmia duckworthi</i> Species of moth

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<i>Ethmia sandra</i> Species of moth

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<i>Ethmia nigritaenia</i> Species of moth

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<i>Ethmia lichyi</i> Species of moth

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<i>Ethmia millerorum</i> Species of moth

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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.
  2. Phillips-Rodríguez, E; Powell, J; Hallwachs, W; Janzen, D (2014). "A synopsis of the genus Ethmia Hübner in Costa Rica: biology, distribution, and description of 22 new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Depressariidae, Ethmiinae), with emphasis on the 42 species known from Área de Conservación Guanacaste". ZooKeys. 461: 1–86. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.461.8377 . PMC   4283717 .PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .