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 family Depressariidae. 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 (0.29–0.33 in).[2]

The larvae possibly feed on Thalictrum minus.

References

Fauna Europaea
"On the rediscovery of Ethmia discrepitella (Rebel, 1901) with remarks on brachyptery in females of Ethmia (Ethmiidae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "On the rediscovery of Ethmia discrepitella (Rebel, 1901) with remarks on brachyptery in females of Ethmia (Ethmiidae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2012-01-12.