Ethmia pseudozygospila
Appearance
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
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Binomial name | |
Ethmia pseudozygospila Kun & Szaboky, 2000[1]
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Ethmia pseudozygospila is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in China and Taiwan.
The wingspan is 14–16 mm (0.55–0.63 in).[2]
The larvae feed on Ehretia dicksoni.[3] They skeletonise the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ 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