Ethmia dodecea is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Europe, Asia Minor, Iran, the south-western, southern and eastern European parts of Russia, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, western Kazakhstan and Siberia.[1]

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A sprig of Lithospermum officinale eaten by larva
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Larva

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Ethmia dodecea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. dodecea
Binomial name
Ethmia dodecea
(Haworth, [1828])
Synonyms

Erminea decemguttella (Hübner, [1810])
Erminea dodecea Haworth, [1828]
Melanoleuca dodecca (lapsus)
Melanoleuca dodecea (Haworth, [1828])
Melanoleuca dodocea (lapsus)
Psecadia dezemguttella (lapsus)
Tinea decemguttella Hübner, [1810]

  • Ethmia decemgutella (lapsus)
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Its wingspan is 17–21 mm (0.67–0.83 in). The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Lithospermum officinale.

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