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Cosmopterigidae 59a0450.1 – 1468   Euclemensia schwarziella Busck, [1901] 1900

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Fagaceae[secondary] Kermesidae[Insecta].  Host genera: Quercus[secondary] Allokermes[Insecta].  Notes: parasitoids of scale insects (Lee & Brown 2011); internal parasitoids of kermesid scale insects (Eiseman 2020).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: schwarziella Busck, [1901] 1900 (Euclemensia) - MONA 1983: 1468 schwartziella; Ridout, 2016 (Euclemensia) missp.; TL: (no type).

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

Busck, A., 1900. New American Tineina. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 8(4): 239. Hodges, R. W., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 19; pl. 6.15. order or free PDF 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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