Ethmia submersa

Description

Ethmia submersa is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1966. It is found on Sulawesi. The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are dark slaty grey, with well-defined whitish-grey narrow edges to the markings and large spots. The base of the extreme costal edge is black and there is a whitish streak along the base of the costa containing two black dots. Another such streak is subcostal and a less well-defined whitish patch fills out less than the posterior fifth of wing with the apex and termen. The hindwings are bright orange with a large apical black spot.