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Etanna basalis is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Borneo, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, New Guinea, Australia, Vanuatu and Fiji.

Description

Its forewings have variable shades of pale gray and the hindwings are whitish. Its larval food plants are species of the genus Mangifera.

References

1. "Species Details: Etanna basalis Walker, 1862". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
3. Rob de Vos. "The Chloephorinae, Sarrothripini (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
4. "Etanna basalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

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