Ethmia thoraea is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Australia from the north coast of Queensland to coastal New South Wales, and inland at Cunnamulla in Queensland, and Mount Kaputar in New South Wales.
| Ethmia thoraea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. thoraea
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| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia thoraea | |
The forewings are grey with black spots.[2]
The larvae possibly feed on Cynoglossum australe.
References edit
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ Common, I. F. B. (1990). Moths of Australia. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-09227-3.