''Ethmia janzeni'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from Mexico to

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, as well as in north-western

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. The habitat consists of dry forests and rain forests. The length of the forewings is . It is similar to the closely related species ''

Ethmia elutella ''Ethmia elutella'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found from Panama to Venezuela and Trinidad. There is also a record from Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. ...

'', but differs by having a generally paler color and an ocherous rather than gray hindwing costal hair-pencil. The ground color of the hindwings is white near the base, becoming pale grayish toward the margins.

References

Moths described in 1973 janzeni {{Ethmiinae-stub