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Ethmia zelleriella (Zeller's Ethmia Moth)

Synonyms: Ethmia texanella; Ethmia walsinghamella

Wikipedia Abstract

The streaked ethmia moth (Ethmia longimaculella) is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is found from southern Canada and the northern United States east of the Rocky Mountains. In the Midwest, the range extends south to Texas. The larvae feed on Lithospermum species, including Lithospermum officinale and Lithospermum latifolium. Larvae have also been reared from Onosmodium hispidissimum.
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Prey / Diet

Phacelia bipinnatifida (fernleaf phacelia)[1]
Phacelia dubia (smallflower phacelia)[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