Ethmia praeclara

Ethmia praeclara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ethmiidae (disputed)
Genus: Ethmia
Species: E. praeclara
Binomial name
Ethmia praeclara
Meyrick, 1910

Ethmia praeclara is a moth in the Ethmiidae family. It is found in Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.

The wingspan is 33-37 mm. The forewings are overlaid with 18 black dots on a grey background and a row of eleven marginal dots. The hindwings are orange-yellow, but the apical patch is dark brown and covers the outer 1/6 of the wing.[1]

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