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Ethmia discrepitella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ethmia

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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.

The larvae possibly feed on Thalictrum minus.

References

Ethmia discrepitella Wikipedia