Ethmia umbrimarginella

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Ethmia umbrimarginella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. umbrimarginella
Binomial name
Ethmia umbrimarginella
Busck, 1907 [1]

Ethmia umbrimarginella is a moth in the family Depressariidae.

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Distribution

It is found in southern Arizona and New Mexico in the United States.

Description

The length of the forewings is 9.5–9.7 mm (0.37–0.38 in). The ground color of the forewings is dark slate gray. The immediate costal edge is dirty white up to the distal one-fourth. The ground color of the hindwings is white, with a broad dark gray margin around the apical, terminal and dorsal areas. Adults have been recorded in February. [2]

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. 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 .