Ethmia punctessa

Ethmia punctessa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Ethmia
Species:	E. punctessa
Binomial name
	Ethmia punctessa; Powell, 1973

Ethmia punctessa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in north-eastern Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 10.2–10.6 mm (0.40–0.42 in). The ground color of the forewings is white, with a few scattered brownish scales and a small brownish black spot at the end of the cell. The ground color of the hindwings is white basally, becoming pale brownish distally.^[1]

References edit

^ Powell, Jerry (1973). "A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (120). Retrieved 12 June 2020.^{[permanent dead link]} This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Powell, Jerry (1973). "A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (120). Retrieved 12 June 2020.^{[permanent dead link]} This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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