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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 T.B. Fletcher, 1938
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:

• Ethmia terminella terminella – most of range
• Ethmia terminella micropunctella Amsel, 1955 – Jordan

External links

• "Vijfpuntzwartwitmot - Ethmia terminella (T.B. Fletcher, 1938)". Waarneming.nl. Retrieved March 20, 2018. (in Dutch)
• Media related to Ethmia terminella at Wikimedia Commons

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