Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pelochrista heathiana (Kearfott, 1907)
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Eucosma heathiana Kearfott, 1907
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Phylogenetic sequence #620959
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet in honor of English-born homesteader Edwin "Edward" Firmstone Heath (1839-1914) who collected extensively near
Cartwright, Manitoba.
(3)Size
Kearfott (1907) listed the wingspan 17-18 mm.
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Heinrich (1923) listed the wingspan 14-18.5 mm.
(4)Identification
The black suffusion along the dorsal margin of an otherwise whitish forewing is diagnostic.
(5)Range
Heinrich (1923) reported specimens from Manitoba, Iowa, Kansas Arkansas, South Dakota, New Mexico.
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Holotype from Cartwright, Manitoba (Heath).
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Paratypes: Washington County, AR (A.J. Brown, Jul.-Aug.).
Food
Heinrich (1923) listed the host plant as unknown.
(4)Print References
Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008.
Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States. Ohio Biological Survey. 103.136.
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Heinrich, C. 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae.
United States National Museum Bulletin 123:
88.
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Kearfott, W.D., 1907. New micro-lepidoptera.
The Canadian Entomologist, 39(2):
56.
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