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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 (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) 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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