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Depressariidae
59a0189 – 0982   Ethmia macelhosiella Busck, 1907

© David Roberts
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
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Synonymy:
  • macelhosiella Busck, 1907 (Ethmia) - MONA 1983: 0982
      Type locality: 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 ♂
    Ethmia macelhosiella
    © David Roberts
    Ethmia macelhosiella
    © Mark Dreiling - DNA
    Ethmia macelhosiella
    – © Texas Lepidoptera Survey
    Ethmia macelhosiella
    - Holotype - LG – U.S. Nat'l. Museum

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