Ethmia nadia is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in California.
Ethmia nadia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Ethmia |
Species: | E. nadia
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Binomial name | |
Ethmia nadia Clarke, 1950[1]
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The length of the forewings is 7.7–9.7 millimetres (0.30–0.38 in). The ground color of the forewings is dark gray, but paler distally. There are dark spots adjoining a longitudinal streak. Adults are on wing from March to May (in southern California) and from June to July (in Siskiyou County).[2]
The larvae feed on Phacelia ramosissima.
References
edit- ^ "Ethmia nadia Clarke, 1950". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ^ Powell, Jerry A. (1973). "A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (120): 1–302. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.120.[permanent dead link] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.