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Ethmia candidella

Synonyms: Psecadia candidella (homotypic); Psecadia orientella; Psecadia pusiella candidella

Wikipedia Abstract

Ethmia candidella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is found in North Africa, southern Europe and the Middle East. The larvae of subspecies candidella feed on Lithospermum species (including Lithospermum purpureocaeruleum), Cerinthe major, Borago officinalis and Asperugo procumbens, while the larvae of subspecies wiltshirei have only been recorded on Asperugo procumbens.
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Infraspecies

Ethmia candidella candidella
Ethmia candidella delicatella
Ethmia candidella farinatella
Ethmia candidella wiltshirei

Prey / Diet

Asperugo procumbens (German-madwort)[1]
Borago officinalis (common borage)[1]
Cerinthe major (honeywort)[1]

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0