Ethmia duckworthi is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. duckworthi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia duckworthi Powell, 1973
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The length of the forewings is 11.9–13.4 mm (0.47–0.53 in). The ground color of the forewings is whitish, more or less uniformly covered by irregular, mostly ill-defined, dark brownish gray longitudinal streaks and spots. The ground color of the hindwings is semi-translucent whitish basally, becoming dark brown at the apical area and along the dorsal margin.[2]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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]
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