Ethmia zelleriella

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Ethmia zelleriella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Ethmia
Species:
E. zelleriella
Binomial name
Ethmia zelleriella
(Chambers, 1878) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hyponomeuta zelleriellaChambers, 1878
  • Psecadia zelleriella
  • Hyponomeuta texanellaChambers, 1880
  • Psecadia texanella

Ethmia zelleriella, or Zeller's ethmia moth, is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in eastern North America, from southern Ontario and Quebec through the Ohio Valley and southern Appalachian regions to central Texas.

The length of the forewings is 10.4–12 mm (0.41–0.47 in). The ground color of the forewings is white, dusted with gray along the costa to the midcell. There is a series of elongated black spots more or less evenly distributed over the wing. The ground color of the hindwings is white basally, becoming pale brownish in the apical area. Adults are on wing from April to June (in Ohio and Maryland), May to July (in Indiana). late April and early August (Tennessee) and August (in North Carolina). There are probably two generations per year. [2]

The larvae feed on Phacelia species, including Phacelia dubia and Phacelia bipinnatifida . They feed freely, without a web. They bore into pieces of corky bark of a tree (for instance Ulmus racemosa ) to pupate.

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References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Powell, Jerry (1973). "A systematic monograph of New World ethmiid moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 120: 1–302. doi: 10.5479/si.00810282.120 . hdl:10088/5390.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .