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Depressariidae
59a0187 – 0980   Ethmia discostrigella (Chambers, 1877)
             Mountain-mahogany Moth

© Tom Murray
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • discostrigella (Chambers, 1877) (Anesychia) - MONA 1983: 0980
  • ssp. a. discostrigella (Chambers, 1877) (Anesychia) - MONA 1983: 0980
  • ssp. b. subcaerulea (Walsingham, 1880) (Psecadia)
  • 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.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 5.24m, 5.25m; p. 69. Book Review and ordering
    • 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
    Ethmia discostrigella
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    Ethmia discostrigella
    © Arlo Pelegrin
    Ethmia discostrigella
    © Nate Spackman
    Ethmia discostrigella
    © Mark Dreiling
    Ethmia discostrigella
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Ethmia discostrigella
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Ethmia discostrigella
    22mm – © Jim Vargo
    Ethmia discostrigella
    - 24mm – © Tom Dimock

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