Ethmia praeclara | |
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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]