| Ethmia nigroapicella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Ethmiidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. nigroapicella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia nigroapicella (Saalmüller, 1880) |
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Ethmia nigroapicella, commonly known as the Kou Leafworm, is a moth of the Ethmiidae family. It is found in Madagascar, the Seychelles, India, Assam, Burma, Samoa, the Philippines, Hawaii, Taiwan, Japan and Australia.
The wingspan is 24-28 mm. The forewings are overlaid with 15 black dots on a grey background and a row of 7 marginal dots. The hindwings are orange-yellow, but the apical patch is dark brown and covers 1/7 of the hindwing.[1]
The larvae feed on Ehretia species (including Ehretia dicksoni var. japonica, Ehretia laevis and Ehretia buxifolia) and Cordia subcordata.
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