Stathmopodidae
421807.00 –
1070
– Stathmopoda elyella
Busck, 1909
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© Lyn Atherton
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| Distribution: |
Type Locality: East River, CT. |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
Stathmopoda elyella: Needham published a paper on rearing S. elyella in Florida, with detailed notes on the biology.
"In point of fact, I have always had some questions as to whether or not the Florida moth really is the same species as our northern S. elyella (which was decribed from CT, and since has been collected in IL, those being the only two northern-USA localities of which I am aware). For example, Needham's rearing was from a fern that occurs only along the seacoast of the far-southeastern USA, which automatically means that the host plant of our northern populations must be a different fern (none of the northern S. elyella have been reared). At our present state of knowledge, then, the FL moth (as seen in Lyn Atherton's photos) would have to be called S. elyella." ~ Terry Harrison
Update 2021: DNA barcode does not separate elyella from ON and FL indicating that the two populations are likely the same species. |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
- Busck, A., 1909. Notes on microlepidoptera, with descriptions of new North American species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 11(2): 95.
- Needham, J.G., 1947. A moth that lives on fern spores (Lepidoptera: Heliodinidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 49: 165-166.
- Species information at Microleps.Org
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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