Ethmia elutella

Description

Ethmia elutella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from Panama to Venezuela and Trinidad. There is also a record from Chile. The length of the forewings is 6.3-8.3 mm. The ground color of the forewings is white, mostly obscured by grayish clouding or ill-defined blotches basally and through the costal half except along the costa on the distal one-third. The ground color of the hindwings is pale gray except under the costal hair pencil, where it is pale ocherous. Adults are on wing in February, March and May.