Ethmia antennipilosa
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| Ethmia antennipilosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. antennipilosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia antennipilosa Wang and Li, 2004
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Ethmia antennipilosa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Wang and Li in 2004.[1][failed verification] It is found in China (Guangxi).[2]
The length of the forewings is about 10.5 mm (0.41 in). The forewings are light grey, somewhat pale brown. There are fourteen irregularly shaped black spots or blotches scattered on the surface. The hindwings are pale grey.
Etymology
The species name refers to the specialized scales forming a hairbrush on the dorsal edge of the antenna and is derived from Latin antenna (meaning long projection) and pilosa (meaning hairy or pilose).[3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ Ethmia at funet
- ^ Wang, Shu-Xia; Li, Hou-Hun (June 2004). "Two New Species of Ethmia Hubner from China (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Ethmiinae)". Entomological News. 115 (3): 136. Retrieved 15 June 2020 – via Internet Archive.
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