Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Elachistidae > Ethmia > Ethmia sphaerosticha

Ethmia sphaerosticha

Synonyms: Ceratophysetis sphaerosticha

Wikipedia Abstract

Ethmia sphaerosticha is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is found in eastern Australia, including New South Wales and Queensland. The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white with a pattern of black dots. The hindwings are grey, fading to white at the base. The larvae feed on the foliage of Ehretia acuminata. They live in a silken web constructed under a leaf. They are hairless. Pupation occurs in a crevice on the trunk or a branch of the host plant.
View Wikipedia Record: Ethmia sphaerosticha

External References

Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0