Ethmia discrepitella
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. discrepitella
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| Ethmia discrepitella | |
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Ethmia discrepitella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Russia (Orenburg Region, Altai and Saratov Region).
The species exhibits distinct sexual dimorphism. Females have strongly shortened forewings and rudimentary hindwings. The wingspan for the males however, is 7.3–8.5 mm (0.29–0.33 in).[2]
The larvae possibly feed on Thalictrum minus.
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "On the rediscovery of Ethmia discrepitella (Rebel, 1901) with remarks on brachyptery in females of Ethmia (Ethmiidae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
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