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'''''Ethmia macelhosiella''''' is a [[moth]] in the family [[Depressariidae]]. It is found in the [[United States]], including [[Missouri]], [[Maryland]], [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Oklahoma]]. |
'''''Ethmia macelhosiella''''' is a [[moth]] in the family [[Depressariidae]]. It is found in the [[United States]], including [[Missouri]], [[Maryland]], [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Oklahoma]]. |
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The length of the forewings is {{cvt|10.7|–|12.7|mm}}. The ground color of the forewings is whitish, sparsely to densely irrorated (speckled) with pale brownish. The ground color of the hindwings is pale brownish or dirty whitish. Adults have been recorded in October and November.<ref>{{cite journal |url= |
The length of the forewings is {{cvt|10.7|–|12.7|mm}}. The ground color of the forewings is whitish, sparsely to densely irrorated (speckled) with pale brownish. The ground color of the hindwings is pale brownish or dirty whitish. Adults have been recorded in October and November.<ref name="Powell 1973">{{cite journal |url=https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/5390 |title=A systematic monograph of New World ethmiid moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) |last=Powell |first=Jerry |date=1973 |journal=Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology |volume=120 |pages=1–302 |doi=10.5479/si.00810282.120 |doi-access=free |hdl=10088/5390 }} {{PD-notice}}</ref> |
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The larvae feed on ''[[Phacelia]]'' species. They select cracks in or bore into the bark of logs or trees to pupate. |
The larvae feed on ''[[Phacelia]]'' species. They select cracks in or bore into the bark of logs or trees to pupate. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. macelhosiella
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Ethmia macelhosiella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in the United States, including Missouri, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma.
The length of the forewings is 10.7–12.7 mm (0.42–0.50 in). The ground color of the forewings is whitish, sparsely to densely irrorated (speckled) with pale brownish. The ground color of the hindwings is pale brownish or dirty whitish. Adults have been recorded in October and November.[2]
The larvae feed on Phacelia species. They select cracks in or bore into the bark of logs or trees to pupate.
References
[edit]- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ 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.
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