Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Evora hemidesma (Zeller, 1875)
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Euchromia hemidesma Zeller, 1875
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Olethreutes hemidesma
Argyroploce hemidesma
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet possibly taken from the genus of sarsaparilla (Hemidesmus) for the wing color.
Size
Heinrich (1926) listed the wingspan 13-17 mm.
(1)Range
Heinrich (1926) reported the range to include Iowa, Illinois, east to Maine, south to Virginia, Kentucky.
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Type locality: Massachusetts (
Burgess, July 3).
Food
Heinrich (1926) reported the larvae feed on flower heads of
steeplehead (
Spiraea tormentosa) and goldenrod (
Solidago).
(1)Print References
Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008.
Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States. Ohio Biological Survey. p. 83.91.
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Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae.
Bulletin of the United States National Museum 132:
190.
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Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren.
Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25:
261.
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