Ectaga canescens is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1912.[1] It is found in Mexico (Guerrero).[2]
| Ectaga canescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ectaga |
| Species: | E. canescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectaga canescens Walsingham, 1912
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are hoary grey, profusely sprinkled with brownish and brownish fuscous scaling, forming a somewhat dense shade from the costa to the middle of the fold, but leaving the basal, dorsal and terminal portions of the wing less obscure, with the exception of a narrow, terminal shade continued around the apex, and a small spot at the extreme base of the costa. The hindwings are straw-whitish, with a brownish cinereous tinge toward the apex.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ectaga canescens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Ectaga at funet
- ^ Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 141
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