Ethmia iranella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Ethmia |
Species: | E. iranella
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Binomial name | |
Ethmia iranella | |
Synonyms | |
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Ethmia iranella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It has been recorded from Asia Minor, Syria, Iran, [3] Spain, [a] Portugal, [4] Hungary, Romania, Greece [2] and southern Russia. It has recently been recorded from France [5] and Italy. [2]
The species was first described as a subspecies of Ethmia bipunctella, [2] with type locality Elburs, Iran. [3] It was later recognized as valid, separate species with a wider distribution. [2]
The host-plant or host-plants of this species are not yet known, but Boraginaceae is likely. [2]