Ethmia thomaswitti

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Ethmia thomaswitti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. thomaswitti
Binomial name
Ethmia thomaswitti
Kun, 2004

Ethmia thomaswitti is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Andras Kun in 2004. [1] [ failed verification ] It is found on Sulawesi in Indonesia. [2] The habitat consists of lowland rain forests and lower montane forests.

Etymology

The species is named for Thomas Witt. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Savela, Markku (April 11, 2019). "Ethmia thomaswitti Kun, 2004". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  3. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. (2004). 50 (4): 337–351.