Ethmia cordia

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

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

The length of the forewings is 7.9–8.3 mm (0.31–0.33 in). The ground color of the forewings is divided by a sinuate (wavy), longitudinal line and is dark brown above and white below to the dorsum. The ground color of the hindwings is whitish basally, becoming pale brownish distally.^[1]

References

^ 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[Powell_1973-1] 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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