Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
the name Siederia was originally established by Duponchel in 1842 to denote a subgenus of Solenobia; it was raised to the level of genus by Meier in 1957
Siederia walshella, originally placed in
Solenobia (and placed in
Taleporia by some sources), was placed in
Siederia by Peter Hättenschwiler (see notes on
this page by
Jean-François Landry)
Numbers
one species in North America (S. walshella)
several species in the world
Size
wingspan about 13-15 mm, based on several Internet photos
Range
Ontario and Maine to South Carolina, west to at least Illinois
also represented in Eurasia
Season
adults fly in April and May
Food
larvae of S. walshella feed on lichens that grow on the trunks of various species of coniferous trees
Remarks
The type species is S. alpicolella, native to Eurasia.
Internet References
pinned adult image of S. walshella by Jim Vargo, plus photos of related species/families (Moth Photographers Group)
pinned adult image of S. walshella by John Glaser, plus date and location (Larry Line, Maryland)
description and foodplants of S. walshella (Phil Nixon and Barb Larson, U. of Illinois)
pinned adult images of
S. cembrella [=listerella] and
S. rupicolella by Bert Gustafsson, plus other info (Swedish Museum of Natural History)
live adult images ofS. rupicolella from Germany by Peter Sonderegger (lepiforum.de)
presence in South Carolina; county map (John Snyder, Furman U., South Carolina)
presence in Ontario; list (NHIC, Ministry of Ontario Natural Resources)
list of 4 species and synonyms from Eurasia (Markku Savela, FUNET)
genus author, date, type species and origin of name (Brian Pitkin, Butterflies and Moths of the World)
