Ethmia nadia
| Ethmia nadia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Ethmiidae (disputed) |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. nadia |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia nadia Clarke, 1950[1] | |
Ethmia nadia is a moth in the Ethmiidae family. It is found in California.
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
- ↑ "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)". doi:10.5479/si.00810282.120.