Ethmia scylla
| Ethmia scylla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. scylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia scylla Powell, 1973[1] | |
Ethmia scylla is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is in California, United States.
The length of the forewings is 5.8-7.2 mm. The ground color of the forewings is pale grayish brown, clouded and marked by whitish scaling. The ground color of the hindwings is gray-brown. Adults are on wing from late February to early April.[2]
The larvae feed on Collinsia heterophylla. They feed in the flowers of their host plant.
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