Ethmia palawana

Ethmia palawana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species: E. palawana
Binomial name
Ethmia palawana
Schultze, 1925

Ethmia palawana is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Schultze in 1925.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Palawan).[2]

The wingspan is 45–48 mm. The forewings are overlaid with seven spots at the basal are and there is a single short black stria parallel with the costa. The hindwings are black, but yellow at the base and with strong costal brushes. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ethmia palawana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. Ethmia at funet
  3. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 50 (4), pp. 337–351, 2004


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