Ethmia nadia is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in California.

Ethmia nadia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. nadia
Binomial name
Ethmia nadia
Clarke, 1950[1]

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

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  1. ^ "Ethmia nadia Clarke, 1950". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  2. ^ 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.