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Ethmia macneilli

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Ethmia macneilli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. macneilli
Binomial name
Ethmia macneilli
Powell, 1973[1]

Ethmia macneilli is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in the United States in California and Arizona.

The length of the forewings is 10.7–11.1 mm (0.42–0.44 in). The ground color of the forewings is white with scattered dark scales tending to form lines between the veins in the distal half. The ground color of the hindwings is white, becoming pale brownish toward the margins.[2]

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Powell, Jerry (1973). "A systematic monograph of New World ethmiid moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 120: 1–302. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.120. hdl:10088/5390. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.