Ethmia penthica

Ethmia penthica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Depressariidae
Genus:Ethmia
Species: E. penthica
Binomial name
Ethmia penthica

Ethmia penthica is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in southern Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 8-9.9 mm. The pattern of the forewings is divided by a sinuate (wavy) line, forming three broad, triangulate to nearly U-shaped projections of costal brown into the white ground color. The ground color of the hindwings is dark brown, but whitish inside the fold. Adults are on wing from late June to August.[1]

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