Ethmia lapidella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in India, Japan, China and Taiwan.

Ethmia lapidella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. lapidella
Binomial name
Ethmia lapidella
(Walsingham, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Hyponomeuta lapidellus Walsingham, 1880
  • Psecadia decempunctella Matsumura, 1931

The wingspan is 19–21 mm (0.75–0.83 in).[1] There are two generations per year with adults on wing from March to May and from September to October.

The larvae feed on Ehretia resinosa.

References edit

  1. ^ "Biota Taiwanica". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2011-11-23.