Ethmia nobilis
| Ethmia nobilis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. nobilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia nobilis Diakonoff, [1968] | |
Ethmia nobilis is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Diakonoff in 1968.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).[2]
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are glossy, light slate grey with a faint purplish hue. The markings are black, faintly edged with whitish. There are also three elongate plical dots, becoming larger posteriorly. There is also a larger oval spot in the cell in the middle of the wing and three subapical dots, as well as a row of eleven marginal dots. The hindwings are glossy light grey fuscous, the basal fourth as far as the lower edge of the cell whitish.[3]
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