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Ethmia leucocirrha

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Ethmia leucocirrha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. leucocirrha
Binomial name
Ethmia leucocirrha

Ethmia leucocirrha is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is about 23 mm (0.91 in). The forewings are light ochreous-yellow overlaid with white and with small black dots beneath the costa near the base and at one-fourth. The stigmata is small and black, with the plical obliquely beyond the first discal, a similar dot is found midway between the plical and the base and the second discal is larger. The hindwings are pale yellowish overlaid with white.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 23 : 339 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.