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The Gray Ethmia Moth (''Ethmia monticola'') is a moth in the Ethmiidae family. It is found from British Columbia and Alberta to California and Arizona, east at least to North Dakota and Colorado.〔(Bug Guide )〕 The length of the forewings is 10.8-15.3 mm. The ground color of the forewings is pale to dark slate gray. The markings are black, conspicuous and variable. The ground color of the hindwings is pale to dark gray. Adults are on wing from May to July.〔(A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) )〕 The larvae of ssp. ''fuscipedella'' feed on ''Lithospermum canescens'' and ''Lithospermum gmelini''. They live in a slight web. ==Subspecies== *''Ethmia monticola monticola'' (widespread in boreal western North America from Alberta, west through southern British Columbia and most of Washington, south through western Montana and Wyoming into northern Utah, Idaho and the mountains of California) *''Ethmia monticola emmeli'' Powell, 1973 (southern Rocky Mountains and adjoining mountain ranges) *''Ethmia monticola fuscipedella'' (Walsingham, 1888) (widespread in eastern North America, from New York, southern Ontario and southern Manitoba, south to Kansas and south-central New Mexico) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ethmia monticola」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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