Ectaga canescens explained

Ectaga canescens is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1912. It is found in Mexico (Guerrero).[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are hoary grey, profusely sprinkled with brownish and brownish fuscous scaling, forming a somewhat dense shade from the costa to the middle of the fold, but leaving the basal, dorsal and terminal portions of the wing less obscure, with the exception of a narrow, terminal shade continued around the apex, and a small spot at the extreme base of the costa. The hindwings are straw-whitish, with a brownish cinereous tinge toward the apex.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/depressariidae/depressariinae/ectaga/ Ectaga at funet
  2. https://archive.org/stream/mobotbca_15_04_00#page/n160/mode/1up Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 141