Ethmia pullata
Ethmia pullata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is found on the Solomon Islands.[2]
| Ethmia pullata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. pullata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia pullata Meyrick, 1910 | |
The wingspan is 30–34 mm (1.2–1.3 in). Adults are similar to Ethmia praeclara, but the forewings are shorter and broader and there are ten more quadrate marginal dots. The hindwings have a much larger apical patch which is extended on the termen as a narrow streak to the middle.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ethmia pullata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- Savela, Markku, ed. (September 4, 2019). "Ethmia pullata Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (1910). "Descriptions of Malayan Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 461. Retrieved 15 June 2020 – via Internet Archive.
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