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'''''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> |
'''''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}}</ref> |
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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>{{cite journal|url=http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/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 |number=120 |access-date=12 June 2020}}</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>{{cite journal|url=http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/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 |number=120 |access-date=12 June 2020}}</ref> |
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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
- ^ 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.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Powell, Jerry (1973). "A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (120). Retrieved 12 June 2020.