Ethmia pseudozygospila
Ethmia pseudozygospila is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in China and Taiwan.
Ethmia pseudozygospila | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Ethmia |
Species: | E. pseudozygospila |
Binomial name | |
Ethmia pseudozygospila Kun & Szaboky, 2000[1] | |
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
- TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
- "Biota Taiwanica". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- 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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