Ethmia apicipunctella
| Ethmia apicipunctella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Ethmiidae (disputed) |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. apicipunctella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia apicipunctella (Chambers, 1875)[1] | |
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Ethmia apicipunctella is a moth in the Ethmiidae family. It is found from southern Texas and Nuevo León to eastern Arizona and adjoining areas of Mexico. In the north, the range extends into Colorado and southern Wyoming.
The length of the forewings is 7.2-9.4 mm. The ground color of the forewings is white or pale gray with black spots that are variable in size. The ground color of the hindwings is whitish, slightly tinged with brownish toward the apical area. Adults are on wing from March to July.[2] There are possibly two generations per year.