Ethmia discrepitella
| Ethmia discrepitella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Ethmiidae (disputed) |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. discrepitella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia discrepitella (Rebel, 1901)[1] | |
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Ethmia discrepitella is a moth in the Ethmiidae family. It is found in Russia (Orenburg Region, Altai and Saratov Region).
The species exhibits distinct sexual dimorphism. Females have strongly shortened forewings and rudimentary hindwings. The wingspan for the males however, is 7.3-8.5 mm.[2]
The larvae possibly feed on Thalictrum minus.