Ethmia discrepitella

Ethmia discrepitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species: E. discrepitella
Binomial name
Ethmia discrepitella
(Rebel, 1901)[1]
Synonyms
  • Psecadia discrepitella Rebel, 1901

Ethmia discrepitella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is found in Russia (Orenburg Region, Altai and Saratov Region).

The species exhibits distinct sexual dimorphism. Females have strongly shortened forewings and rudimentary hindwings. The wingspan for the males however, is 7.3-8.5 mm.[2]

The larvae possibly feed on Thalictrum minus.

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