Ethmia maculifera

Ethmia maculifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ethmiidae (disputed)
Genus: Ethmia
Species: E. maculifera
Binomial name
Ethmia maculifera
(Matsumura, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Symmoca maculifera Matsumura, 1931
  • Ethmia mesozyga Meyrick, 1935

Ethmia maculifera is a moth in the Ethmiidae family. It is found in Japan and Taiwan.

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The forewings are overlaid with black markings on a whitish grey background. The hindwings are grey without costal brushes.[1]

The larvae feed on Ehretia dicksonii.

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