Ethmia papiella
| Ethmia papiella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Ethmiidae (disputed) |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. papiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia papiella Powell, 1973 | |
Ethmia papiella is a moth in the Ethmiidae family. It is found in the Sinaloan thorn forest on the west coast of Mexico.
The length of the forewings is 6.7-8.7 mm. The ground color of the forewings is gray, overlaid with whitish in varying intensity. There is a series of longitudinal black streaks. The ground color of the hindwings is whitish basally, becoming pale grayish distally. The costal area under the hair pencil is gray.[1]