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Depressariidae
Ethmiinae

Ethmia 04. sp-gr chemsaki POWELL, 1959

Mexico, Costa Rica: Pacific slope of Cordillera Volcanica de Guanacaste 20-300 m
Dry Forest
Type locality: Mexico, 34 miles south of Atlixco, Puebla
E. chemsaki is easily distinguished from other members of the genus by white forewings marked by distinct blue-black lines that are slender, more so than in related species, and by a bright red genital scaling.
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