Nepticulidae
16a0066 –
0038.1 Etainia thoraceleuca
van Nieukerken, Epstein & Davis, 2024
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| Distribution: |
Canada: ON; USA: WA, OR, CA, AZ. |
Larva and
Host Plants: |
Arbutus and Arctostaphylos species. |
Description/
Field Marks: |
Specimens from ON have a completely orange head. |
| Similar Species: |
- Acalyptris thoracealbella (Chambers, 1873) is an eastern species with pale antennae and narrower wings.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
thoraceleuca; van Nieukerken, Epstein & Davis, 2024 (Etainia) TL: Holotype: Arizona, Cochise Co., Huachuca Mts., Miller Canyon.albibimaculella of authors (not Larsen, 1927) (Nepticula) misappl. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Etainia thoraceleuca van Nieukerken, Epstein & Davis, 2025, n. sp., was previously listed as E. albibimaculella of authors; (not Larsen, 1927) MISAPPL." by van Nieukerken & Eiseman (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023). |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACK1467 (western population) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AEO1837 (eastern population) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Pohl, G.R., J-F. Landry, B.C. Schmidt, J.D. Lafontaine, J.T. Troubridge, A.D. Macaulay, E. van Nieukerken, J.R. deWaard, J.J. Dombroskie, J. Klymko, V. Nazari, K. Stead, 2018. Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Pensoft, 1-580; PDF, Hardback.
- Van Nieukerken, E.J., C. Doorenweerd, R.J.B. Hoare, D.R. Davis, 2016. Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea). ZooKeys, 628: 65-246.
- Van Nieukerken, E.J., D.R. Davis, S.V. Swain & M.E. Epstein, 2024. A new North American species of Etainia (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae), feeding on Arbutus and Arctostaphylos species (Ericaceae). ZooKeys, 1193: 195-218.
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AZ - © Jim Eckert
AZ - © Jim Eckert
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 - holotype - LG – (cc) E.J. van Neukerken et al.
- CA - LG – (cc) E.J. van Neukerken et al.
 - CA - LG – (cc) E.J. van Neukerken et al.
- ON - LG – (cc) E.J. van Neukerken et al.
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