Ethmia terminella

Ethmia terminella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1838 and is found in Europe.

Ethmia terminella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Ethmia
Species:
E. terminella
Binomial name
Ethmia terminella
Synonyms
  • Ethmia micropunctella Amsel, 1955
  • Tinea sexpunctella Hübner, [1810] (non Fabricius, 1794: preoccupied)

The wingspan is 17–19 mm (0.67–0.75 in). The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Echium vulgare.

Two subspecies have been described:

  • E. t. terminella – most of range
  • E. t. micropunctella Amsel, 1955 – Jordan


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