Ethmia candidella

Ethmia candidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species: E. candidella
Binomial name
Ethmia candidella
(Alpheraky, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Psecadia pusiella var. candidella Alphéraky, 1908
  • Psecadia pusiella var. orientella Caradja, 1931

Ethmia candidella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is found in North Africa, southern Europe and the Middle East.[2]

The larvae of subspecies candidella feed on Lithospermum species (including Lithospermum purpureocaeruleum), Cerinthe major, Borago officinalis and Asperugo procumbens, while the larvae of subspecies wiltshirei have only been recorded on Asperugo procumbens.

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