Gelechiidae
59a0788 –
1875 Xenolechia aethiops
(Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)
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| Taxonomic: Notes |
Xenolechia aethiops (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845), n. comb. (Lee & Brown 2008), was formerly in the genus Recurvaria. See notes for Xenolechia quinquecristatella (Chambers, 1878) in past synonomies. |
| Synonymy: |
aethiops (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845) (Gelechia) - MONA 1983: 1875; TL: "Near Manchester [England]".aterrima (Edleston, 1844) (Anacampsis)squamulella (Peyerimhoff, 1871) (Gelechia)tristis (Staudinger, 1879) (Gelechia) |
| Host Plants: |
Ericaceae: Erica cinerea L. (Lee & Brown 2008).
Host familiy: Ericaceae Myricaceae. Host genera: Comptonia Erica Vaccinium. Notes: [Vaccinum for Xenolechia quinquecristatella (Chambers)]. (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) |
| Description: |
"FW completely non-descript dark brown with a few black scales; occasionally a few lighter brown scales basally near, but well-separated from the costa." (Greg Pohl, pers. comm., 9May2026) |
| Similar : Species |
- 59a0792.1 Xenolechia quinquecristatella
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AFK8088 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Busck, A., 1903. A Revision of the American Moths of the Family Gelechiidae, with Descriptions of New Species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 25(1304): 785.
- Humphreys, H.N. & J.O. Westwood, 1845. British Moths and their Transformations, 2: 192.
- Lee, S. & R.L. Brown, 2008. Revision of Holarctic Teleiodini (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 1818: 1-55. (PDF or read online)
- Lee, S., R.W. Hodges, & R.L. Brown, 2009. Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico. Zootaxa, 2231: 1-39.
- Meyrick, E., 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera - Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum, 184: 69.
- Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). (PDF (no fee) or order book)
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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17mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
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