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Depressariidae 59a0189 – 0982   Ethmia macelhosiella Busck, 1907

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Larva and Host Plants: The larva feeds on Phacelia in May, then estivates, the adult emerging late in the year, as in the moth in this photo. ~ TH Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: macelhosiella Busck, 1907 (Ethmia) - MONA 1983: 0982 TL: St. Louis, MO. Taxonomic Notes: Ethmia macelhosiella: The type specimen came from St. Louis, MO in the first decade of the 20th Century, but apparently it hasn't been collected in the Midwest for a long time. The biology of a population on Plummers Island, MD was reported by Busck and Heinrich 1922, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 24: 1-9. ~ TH

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Busck, A., 1907. New American Tineina. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 8(3-4): 93. Powell, J.A., 1973. A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 120: 1-302. Species Page at BugGuide.Net U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂

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