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

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

The wingspan is 20–23 mm (0.79–0.91 in). The forewings are grey with black lines. The hindwings are grey with yellow hair at the base.[1]

The larvae feed on Ehretia ovalifolia, Ehretia serrata and Meliosma myriantha.[2]

References

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