Ethmia brevistriga
| Ethmia brevistriga | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Ethmiidae (disputed) |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. brevistriga |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia brevistriga Clarke, 1950[1] | |
Ethmia brevistriga is a moth in the Ethmiidae family. It is in California.
The length of the forewings is 4.7-6.4 mm. The ground color of the forewings is dark brown; a thin, with a distinct white line. The ground color of the hindwings is dark brown, but the costal area is paler. Subspecies aridicola has a darker ground color owing to a reduction of the whitish overscaling, especially on the costal half. Adults are on wing from March to mid May.[2]
The larvae feed on Phacelia distans. Subspecies aridicola only feeds on Phacelia distans var. australis.
Subspecies
- Ethmia brevistriga brevistriga (along the immediate coastal strand in central California)
- Ethmia brevistriga aridicola Powell, 1973 (inland California)