Ethmia octanoma

Ethmia octanoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species: E. octanoma
Binomial name
Ethmia octanoma
Meyrick, 1914

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

The wingspan is 20–23 mm. The forewings are overlaid with black spots on a grey background. The wing pattern consists of six black spots and an elongate group of black scales. The hindwings are bright grey, but the basal part is yellowish.[1]

The larvae feed on Ehretia resinosa and Ehretia dicksonii.

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