Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Depressariidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ethmia | |
Similar Ethmia nigroapicella, Ethmia, Ethmiinae | ||
Ethmia dentata is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is found in Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
The wingspan is 23–28 mm. The forewings are overlaid with 15 to 17 black dots on a grey background and with a row of 10 marginal dots. The hindwings are orange-yellow with a dark brown apical patch covering about one-fifth of the wing.
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