Ethmia umbrimarginella
Ethmia umbrimarginella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Ethmiidae (disputed) |
Genus: | Ethmia |
Species: | E. umbrimarginella |
Binomial name | |
Ethmia umbrimarginella Busck, 1907[1] | |
Ethmia umbrimarginella is a moth in the Ethmiidae family. It is found in southern Arizona and New Mexico.
The length of the forewings is 9.5-9.7 mm. The ground color of the forewings is dark slate gray. The immediate costal edge is dirty white up to the distal one-fourth. The ground color of the hindwings is white, with a broad dark gray margin around the apical, terminal and dorsal areas. Adults have been recorded in February.[2]