Ethmia assamensis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in India, China, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal. Records for Taiwan are based on misidentifications of Ethmia okinawana.
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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. assamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia assamensis (Butler, 1879)
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The wingspan is 20–23 mm (0.79–0.91 in). The forewings are grey with black lines. The hindwings are grey with yellow hair at the base.[1]
The larvae feed on Ehretia ovalifolia, Ehretia serrata and Meliosma myriantha.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Biota Taiwanica". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ^ Ethmia at funet