Ethmia iranella

Ethmia iranella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. iranella
Binomial name
Ethmia iranella
Zerny, 1940
Synonyms
  • Ethmia bipunctella iranella Zerny, 1940

Ethmia iranella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It has been recorded from Asia Minor, Syria, Iran, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Romania, Greece and southern Russia. It has recently been recorded from France and Italy.

The species was first described as a subspecies of Ethmia bipunctella, with type locality Elburs, Iran. It was later recognized as valid, separate species with a wider distribution.

The host-plant or host-plants of this species are not yet known, but Boraginaceae is likely.

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