Ethmia cordia is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in eastern Mexico.

Ethmia cordia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. cordia
Binomial name
Ethmia cordia
Powell, 1973

The length of the forewings is 7.9–8.3 mm (0.31–0.33 in). The ground color of the forewings is divided by a sinuate (wavy), longitudinal line and is dark brown above and white below to the dorsum. The ground color of the hindwings is whitish basally, becoming pale brownish distally.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Powell, Jerry (1973). "A systematic monograph of New World ethmiid moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 120: 1–302. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.120. hdl:10088/5390.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.