Ethmia assamensis

Ethmia assamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ethmiidae (disputed)
Genus: Ethmia
Species: E. assamensis
Binomial name
Ethmia assamensis
(Butler, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Hyponomeuta assamensis Butler, 1879
  • Psecadia hockingella Walsingham, 1880

Ethmia assamensis is a moth in the Ethmiidae family. It is found in India, China, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal. Records for Taiwan are based on misidentifications of Ethmia okinawana.

The wingspan is 20–23 mm. The forewings are grey with black lines. The hindwings are grey with yellow hair at the base.[1]

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