Emmelina aethes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Emmelina
Species:
E. aethes
Binomial name
Emmelina aethes
(Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus aethes Walsingham, 1915
  • Oidaematophorus aethes

Emmelina aethes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Mexico.[1]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The antennae are pale cinereous (ash-grey), barred with dark brown above. The head and thorax are pale fawn-brownish. The forewings are pale fawn-brown, mixed with pale cinereous and some dark fuscous scaling. The hindwings and cilia are greyish brown.[2] Adults are on wing in September.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus aethes​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ Species description
  3. ↑ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.


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