Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
considered a separate family (Ethmiidae) by some authors; treated as a subfamily of Elachistidae by Hodges in Kristensen (1999), which is the classification followed at All-Leps and BugGuide
Numbers
55 species in 3 genera in North America listed at
All-LepsSeason
adults fly from May to July
Food
larvae feed on the leaves and flowers of various herbaceous plants
Internet References
live adult images of
Ethmia longimaculella plus description and other info (Lynn Scott, Ontario)
adult thumbnail images of several European species (Jeff Higgott, UK Lepidoptera)
classification of genus
Ethmia in Ethmiidae (Brian Pitkin; Butterflies and Moths of the World)
technical description of family Ethmiidae (L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz; British Insects: the Families of Lepidoptera)
