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Ethmia iranella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It has been recorded from Asia Minor, Syria, Iran,[3] Spain,[lower-alpha 1] Portugal,[4] Hungary, Romania, Greece[2] and southern Russia. It has recently been recorded from France[5] and Italy.[2]

Ethmia iranella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Ethmia
Species:	E. iranella
Binomial name
Ethmia iranella Zerny, 1940[1]
Synonyms
Ethmia bipunctella iranella Zerny, 1940[2]

The species was first described as a subspecies of Ethmia bipunctella,[2] with type locality Elburs, Iran.[3] It was later recognized as valid, separate species with a wider distribution.[2]

The host-plant or host-plants of this species are not yet known, but Boraginaceae is likely.[2]

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