Ethmia hilarella
Species of moth
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Ethmia hilarella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka, southern India and Taiwan.[2]
| Ethmia hilarella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. hilarella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia hilarella (Walker, 1863) | |
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Adults are pale slate grey, the forewings with eighteen black whitish-bordered dots and with a row of small submarginal black dots. The hindwings are luteous, but black at the tips.[3]
