Emmelina aethes

Emmelina aethes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Emmelina
Species:	E. aethes
Binomial name
	Emmelina aethes; (Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
	Pterophorus aethes Walsingham, 1915; Oidaematophorus aethes;

Emmelina aethes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Mexico.^[1]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The antennae are pale cinereous (ash-grey), barred with dark brown above. The head and thorax are pale fawn-brownish. The forewings are pale fawn-brown, mixed with pale cinereous and some dark fuscous scaling. The hindwings and cilia are greyish brown.^[2] Adults are on wing in September.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus aethes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
^ Species description
^ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus aethes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2018.

[2] Species description

[3] "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.

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Emmelina aethes

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