Ethmia albitogata: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Depressariidae
Genus
Ethmia
Species
Ethmia albitogata
Scientific Name
Ethmia albitogata

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Ethmia albitogata

Ethmia albitogata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in central California.

The length of the forewings is 6–7.1 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in). The ground color of the forewings is dark gray heavily overscaled with white. The ground color of the hindwings (including fringe) is white, but the apical area and base of the adjoining fringe are blackish. Adults are on wing in February and March.

The larvae feed on Amsinckia lunaris and possibly other Amsinckia species.

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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
©Pinnacles National Park, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
Ethmia albitogata
©Pinnacles National Park, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
Ethmia albitogata
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Ethmia albitogata
©Paul G. Johnson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Ethmia albitogata
©Paul G. Johnson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Ethmia albitogata
©Paul G. Johnson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Ethmia albitogata
©Pinnacles National Park, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
Ethmia albitogata
©Pinnacles National Park, some rights reserved (CC-BY)