Ethmia discrepitella

(Ethmia discrepitella)

Description

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. The larvae possibly feed on Thalictrum minus.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Ethmiidae
Genus:Ethmia
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