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| genus = Ethmia
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| species = janzeni
| authority = Powell, 1973
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
| familia = [[Ethmiidae]] <small>(disputed)</small>
| genus = ''[[Ethmia]]''
| species = '''''E. janzeni'''''
| binomial = ''Ethmia janzeni''
| binomial_authority = Powell, 1973
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'''''Ethmia janzeni''''' is a [[moth]] in the [[Ethmiidae]] family. It is found from [[Mexico]] to [[San Salvador]], as well as in north-western [[Costa Rica]]. The habitat consists of dry forests and rain forests.<ref>[http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4305#articles.php?id=4305&_suid=14182906391800014472750253392563 A synopsis of the genus Ethmia Hübner in Costa Rica: biology, distribution, and description of 22 new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Depressariidae, Ethmiinae), with emphasis on the 42 species known from Área de Conservación Guanacaste]</ref>


'''''Ethmia janzeni''''' is a [[moth]] in the family [[Depressariidae]]. It is found from [[Mexico]] to [[San Salvador]], as well as in north-western [[Costa Rica]]. The habitat consists of dry forests and rain forests.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Phillips-Rodríguez |first1=E |last2=Powell |first2=J |last3=Hallwachs |first3=W |last4=Janzen |first4=D |year=2014 |title=A synopsis of the genus ''Ethmia'' Hübner in Costa Rica: biology, distribution, and description of 22 new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Depressariidae, Ethmiinae), with emphasis on the 42 species known from Área de Conservación Guanacaste |journal=ZooKeys |number=461 |pages=1–86 |doi=10.3897/zookeys.461.8377|doi-access=free |pmc=4283717 }}</ref>
The length of the forewings is 7.3-8.5&nbsp;mm. It is similar to the closely related species ''[[Ethmia elutella]]'', but differs by having a generally paler color and an ocherous rather than gray hindwing costal [[hair-pencil]]. The ground color of the hindwings is white near the base, becoming pale grayish toward the margins.<ref>[http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/handle/10088/5390 A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)]</ref>

The length of the forewings is {{cvt|7.3|–|8.5|mm}}. It is similar to the closely related species ''[[Ethmia elutella]]'', but differs by having a generally paler color and an ocherous rather than gray hindwing costal [[hair-pencil]]. The ground color of the hindwings is white near the base, becoming pale grayish toward the margins.<ref name="Powell 1973">{{cite journal |url=https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/5390 |title=A systematic monograph of New World ethmiid moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) |last=Powell |first=Jerry |date=1973 |journal=Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology |volume=120 |pages=1–302 |doi=10.5479/si.00810282.120 |doi-access=free |hdl=10088/5390 }}{{PD-notice}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 16:44, 10 August 2024

Ethmia janzeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. janzeni
Binomial name
Ethmia janzeni
Powell, 1973

Ethmia janzeni is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from Mexico to San Salvador, as well as in north-western Costa Rica. The habitat consists of dry forests and rain forests.[1]

The length of the forewings is 7.3–8.5 mm (0.29–0.33 in). It is similar to the closely related species Ethmia elutella, but differs by having a generally paler color and an ocherous rather than gray hindwing costal hair-pencil. The ground color of the hindwings is white near the base, becoming pale grayish toward the margins.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Phillips-Rodríguez, E; Powell, J; Hallwachs, W; Janzen, D (2014). "A synopsis of the genus Ethmia Hübner in Costa Rica: biology, distribution, and description of 22 new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Depressariidae, Ethmiinae), with emphasis on the 42 species known from Área de Conservación Guanacaste". ZooKeys (461): 1–86. doi:10.3897/zookeys.461.8377. PMC 4283717.
  2. ^ Powell, Jerry (1973). "A systematic monograph of New World ethmiid moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 120: 1–302. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.120. hdl:10088/5390.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.