Ethmia scylla explained

Ethmia scylla is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is in California, United States.

The length of the forewings is . The ground color of the forewings is pale grayish brown, clouded and marked by whitish scaling. The ground color of the hindwings is gray-brown. Adults are on wing from late February to early April.[1]

The larvae feed on Collinsia heterophylla. They feed in the flowers of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. A systematic monograph of New World ethmiid moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) . Powell . Jerry . 1973 . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology . 120 . 1–302 . 10.5479/si.00810282.120 . free . 10088/5390 .