Taxonomic Information
List of Ethmia Hübner, [1819] species known from India.
Ethmia anatiformis (Kun, 2001). Nepal.
Ethmia assamensis (Butler, 1879). Pakistan; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Bhutan; India.
Ethmia pagiopa (Meyrick, 1918). India: Kashmir.
Ethmia crocosoma (Meyrick, 1914). Nepal; India.
Ethmia szabokyi (Kun, 2001). Nepal; India.
Ethmia albifrontella (Sattler, 1967). Pakistan.
Ethmia ermineella (Walsingham, 1880). Nepal; India: Punjab, Northern India.
Ethmia lapidella (Walsingham, 1880). India.
Ethmia octanoma (Meyrick, 1914). India.
Ethmia lineatonotella (Moore, 1867). Myanmar; India.
Ethmia trifida (Kun, 2004). Myanmar.
Ethmia nigroapicella (kou leafworm) (Saalmüller, 1880). Myanmar; India: Assam.
Ethmia vittalbella (Christoph, 1877). India.
Ethmia acontias (Meyrick, 1906). Sri Lanka; India: Southern India.
Ethmia duplicata[verification needed] (Meyrick 1914). Sri Lanka.
Ethmia hilarella (Walker, 1863). Sri Lanka; India: Southern India.
Ethmia trifida Kun, 2004 is also found in India and has three striae on the forewing. Similar species, Ethmia lineatonotella (Moore, [1868]) has four striae.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Assam | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Sikkim | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| West Bengal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Ethmia spp. Hübner, [1819] – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/ethmia-spp, accessed 2025/10/28.