Ethmia zebrata

Ethmia zebrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species: E. zebrata
Binomial name
Ethmia zebrata
Powell, 1959[1]

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

The length of the forewings is 9.5-10.5 mm. The ground color of the forewings is white, with blackish brown markings reflecting deep metallic blue. The ground color of the hindwings is dark brown, but the anal area is paler. Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]

References

  1. Powell, Jerry A. (1959). "Studies on the Genus Ethmia Hueber in Western North America (Lepidoptera: Gelechioiodea)". The Wasmann Journal of Biology. 17 (1): 149–150.
  2. A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)


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