Ethmia timberlakei explained

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

The length of the forewings is . The ground color of the forewings is dark gray, sparsely to densely irrorated (speckled) with scattered white scales. The ground color of the hindwings is uniform pale gray.[1]

The larvae feed on Phacelia ramosissima var. suffrutescens.

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 .