Moth Photographers Group – Ethmia semitenebrella

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Depressariidae

59a0188 – 0981 Ethmia semitenebrella Dyar, 1902

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Distribution Data for Ethmia semitenebrella

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Rosaceae. Host genera: Cercocarpus. (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	semitenebrella Dyar, 1902 (Ethmia) - MONA 1983: 981

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 5.26f, 5.27m; p. 69. Book Review and ordering
Powell, J.A., 1973. A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 120: 1-302.
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at iNaturalist
U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Lectotype ♀ (genitalia)

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- Lectotype - LG – U.S. Nat'l. Museum

Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at the Mississippi State University

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