Ethmia ampanella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found on the Comoros.[2]

Ethmia ampanella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. ampanella
Binomial name
Ethmia ampanella
Viette, 1976[1]

Appearance

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The male moth has approximately a two centimeter wingspan. The wings are beige with black spots, with a second set of yellow wings under the first.

References

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  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Ethmia ampanella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.