Ethmia praeclara

Ethmia praeclara is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.

Ethmia praeclara
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Ethmia
Species:
E. praeclara
Binomial name
Ethmia praeclara
Meyrick, 1910
Synonyms
  • Ethmia preclara Yen, Wei & Kun, 2009

The wingspan is 33–37 mm (1.3–1.5 in). The forewings are overlaid with 18 black dots on a grey background and a row of eleven marginal dots. The hindwings are orange-yellow, but the apical patch is dark brown and covers the outer sixth of the wing.[1]

References
  • Meyrick, E. (1910). "Descriptions of Malayan Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 430–478. Retrieved 15 June 2020 – via Internet Archive.
  1. "Biota Taiwanica". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-23.


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