Ethmia pseudozygospila

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Ethmia pseudozygospila
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. pseudozygospila
Binomial name
Ethmia pseudozygospila
Kun & Szaboky, 2000[1]

Ethmia pseudozygospila is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in China and Taiwan.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm (0.55–0.63 in). The forewings are overlaid with black markings on a whitish grey background. The hindwings are whitish grey.[2]

The larvae feed on Ehretia dicksoni.[3] They skeletonise the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
  2. ^ "Biota Taiwanica". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  3. ^ A Preliminary Analyses Of The Phylogeny Of The Ethmiinae Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) With Special Reference To The Evolutionary Patterns Of Host Use

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