Biology:Ethmia nigroapicella

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Short description: Species of moth

Ethmia nigroapicella
Ethmia nigroapicella dorsal.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. nigroapicella
Binomial name
Ethmia nigroapicella
(Saalmüller, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Psecadia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880
  • Ethmia colonella Walsingham, 1907
  • Ethmia meteoris Meyrick, 1911
  • Ethmia systematica Meyrick, 1922
  • Psecadia apicalis Matsumura, 1931

Ethmia nigroapicella, commonly known as the kou leafworm, is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Madagascar , the Seychelles, India , Assam, Burma, Samoa, the Philippines , Hawaii, Taiwan, Japan and Australia .

Caterpillar

The wingspan is 24–28 mm (0.94–1.10 in). The forewings are overlaid with fifteen black dots on a grey background and a row of seven marginal dots. The hindwings are orange-yellow, but the apical patch is dark brown and covers one-seventh of the hindwing.[1]

The larvae feed on Ehretia species (including Ehretia dicksoni var. japonica, Ehretia laevis and Ehretia buxifolia[citation needed]), as well as on Cordia subcordata and Cordia sebestena.[2][3]

This moth figures on a 25-cent stamp of Kiribati from 1980.[2]

References

  1. "Biota Taiwanica". http://leps.biota.biodiv.tw/pages/587. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/ethm/nigroapicella.html
  3. Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5403953 entry