Ethmia dodecea is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Europe, Asia Minor, Iran, the south-western, southern and eastern European parts of Russia, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, western Kazakhstan and Siberia.[1]
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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. dodecea
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| Ethmia dodecea (Haworth, [1828])
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Erminea decemguttella (Hübner, [1810])
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Its wingspan is 17–21 mm (0.67–0.83 in). The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Lithospermum officinale.
References
edit- ^ "Review of Ethmiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Asian part of Russia and neighbouring territories". Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
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