Ethmia phoenicura

Ethmia phoenicura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species: E. phoenicura
Binomial name
Ethmia phoenicura
Meyrick, 1932

Ethmia phoenicura is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is found in Baja California.

The length of the forewings is 7-13.2 mm. The ground color of the forewings is shining white with blackish brown markings, reflecting greenish blue. The ground color of the hindwings is brown, but the anal area is paler. Adults are on wing from late August to early January.[1]

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