Ethmia praeclara Meyrick, 1910
 (one synonym: Ethmia hilarella Turner, 1898)
ETHMIIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have pale grey forewings, with a satin sheen to them, with a pattern of black dots. The hindwings are yellow with black tips. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.


(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

The species occurs across Asia, including:

  • India,
  • Philippines,
  • Taiwan,

    as well as in Australia in

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of Malayan Micro-Lepidoptera,
    Transactions of the Entomological Society of London,
    1910, pp. 460-461.

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    (written 1 April 2003, updated 31 May 2010, 11 October 2013, 19 March 2018)