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Exaeretia sordidella

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Exaeretia sordidella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Exaeretia
Species:
E. sordidella
Binomial name
Exaeretia sordidella
(Clarke, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Martyrhilda sordidella Clarke, 1941
  • Depressariodes sordidella

Exaeretia sordidella is a moth in the family Depressariidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia.[2][3]

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewings are sordid whitish, irrorated with dull golden yellow and brown. There is a series of indistinct brownish spots from the apical third of the costa around the termen to the inner margin. These spots are mixed with a few dull golden-yellow scales. There is a brown discal spot at the basal third, with an elongate dull golden-yellow patch below it in the fold. There is also a conspicuous brown discal spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are smoky fuscous.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Exaeretia sordidella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ "Exaeretia Stainton, 1849" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90 (3107): 82 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.