Ethmia semiombra

Ethmia semiombra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Ethmia
Species:	E. semiombra
Binomial name
	Ethmia semiombra; Dyar, 1902

Ethmia semiombra is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Texas and Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 9.2–11.7 mm (0.36–0.46 in). The ground color of the forewings is dark on the costal half and whitish, lightly to heavily tinged with gray on the dorsal half. The ground color of the hindwings is whitish basally, becoming pale brownish on the apical half. Adults of subspecies semiombra are on wing in February, May, June and September (in Texas) and July (in Tamaulipas). There are probably multiple generations per year.^[2]

The larvae probably feed on Ehretia elliptica.

Subspecies

Ethmia semiombra semiombra (eastern Mexico and southern Texas)
Ethmia semiombra nebulombra Powell, 1973 (Yucatán)

References

^ mothphotographersgroup
^ 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.

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[1] thphotographersgroup

[Powell_1973-2] 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.

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