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Gray Ethmia - Hodges#0987 (Ethmia monticola)
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Copyright © 2012
Sara Simpkins
Unknown Moth- Very Similar to Orchard Ermine -
Ethmia monticola
Near Pike Lake provincial park outstide Saskatoon. , Saskatoon and Area, Saskatchewan, Canada
May 30, 2012
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Contributed by
Sara Simpkins
on 6 July, 2012 - 10:55pm
Last updated 19 December, 2018 - 11:28pm
Moved tentatively
Moved from
Ethmia
.
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Kyhl Austin
, 19 December, 2018 - 11:28pm
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john and jane balaban
, 1 August, 2012 - 8:56pm
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Ethmia
Definitely
Ethmia
sp.; note the long, upcurved, pointy labial palpi, which place this as something in Gelechioidea (where
Ethmia
resides) as opposed to Yponomeutidae (in which the palpi are shorter and not nearly as pointy). Based on the information in Powell's revision,
Ethmia apicipunctella
would appear to be the most likely candidate, but I'm not sure how good a match that really is. There are a couple of minor points mentioned for
E. apicipunctella
that don't agree with your moth, but it is hard to assess whether or not the discrepancy falls within the normal range of phenotypic variation within this species; quite a few of the
Ethmia
spp. are variable in appearance.
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Terry Harrison
, 7 July, 2012 - 7:54am
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