Ethmia lapidella

Ethmia lapidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Ethmia
Species:	E. lapidella
Binomial name
	Ethmia lapidella; (Walsingham, 1880)
Synonyms
	Hyponomeuta lapidellus Walsingham, 1880; Psecadia decempunctella Matsumura, 1931;

Ethmia lapidella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in India, Japan, China and Taiwan.

The wingspan is 19–21 mm (0.75–0.83 in). The forewings are overlaid with black spots on a grey background. There are ten spots and one small group of black scales. The hindwings are bright grey, but the marginal area is somewhat darker.[1] There are two generations per year with adults on wing from March to May and from September to October.

The larvae feed on Ehretia resinosa.

References

"Biota Taiwanica". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2011-11-23.

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[1] "Biota Taiwanica". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2011-11-23.