Ethmia mongolica is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Hans Rebel in 1901.[1] It is found in Mongolia, Tibet and China (Gansu, Sichuan).[2]

Ethmia mongolica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. mongolica
Binomial name
Ethmia mongolica
(Rebel, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Psecadia mongolica Rebel, 1901

The wingspan is about 20 mm (0.79 in). The forewings are fuliginous black with four black spots. The hindwings are deep fuliginous brown.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Ethmia mongolica​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Ethmia at funet
  3. ^ Rebel, H. (1901). "Neue palaearctische Tineen". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. Lepidopterologische Hefte (in German). XIII: 171. Retrieved 12 June 2020 – via Internet Archive.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.