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Ethmia albistrigella - Hodges#0973 (Ethmia albistrigella)
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Copyright © 2009
Marius Aurelian
White-lined concealer moth -
Ethmia albistrigella
Green Mtn. Rd., ~ 4.2 km NE of Hwy. 3A, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
May 16, 2008
This is
Ethmia albistrigella
, a diurnal ethmiid. I only say it flying in spring on mountain slopes in full sunshine.
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Contributed by
Marius Aurelian
on 13 February, 2009 - 11:50pm
Last updated 14 February, 2009 - 7:35am
Moved
Moved from
Ethmia
. Is "White-lined concealer moth" the common name for the species?
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John F. Carr
, 14 February, 2009 - 7:35am
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No, i just coined the common
No, i just coined the common name since the white diagonal band on each forewing is characteristic of this species. The species epithet "albistrigella" means 'having a little (or thin?) white brisle', in reference to the thin white band on each forewing:
albus
(lat.) = white;
strigos
(gr.) = stiff bristle;
-ella
= a diminution suffix of strigos.
Concealer moths is the common name for members of Oecophoridae family, though i think Ethmiidae is a family in its own terms.
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Marius Aurelian
, 14 February, 2009 - 11:51am
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