Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Olethreutes ochrosuffusanum (Heinrich, 1923)
Cymolomia ochrosuffusanum (Heinrich, 1923)
(1)
Exartema ochrosuffusanum Heinrich, 1923
(2) Explanation of Names
Specific epithet means "suffused with ocher."
Numbers
There are more than 84 species of the genus
Olethreutes in America north of Mexico.
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(4)Size
Heinrich (1923) listed a wingspan of 19-20.5 mm.
(2)Range
Southeastern North America, north to Kansas, Indiana and Ohio.
(3)
Heinrich (1926) listed the distribution as Ohio, Illinois, and Kansas.
(5)
Holotype ♀, ♂ from Cincinnati, Ohio (Miss Annette F.
Braun), in AMNH (American Museum of Natural History, New York).
(6)Season
The main flight period appears to be April to July.
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(7)Food
The larvae feed on
Aesculus L. (buckeye).
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Braun (1951) stated "In the western parts of its range, the food plant is doubtless
Aesculus glabra, in the Cumberland Mountains locality,
Aesculus octandra"
(8)See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of
Moth Photographers Group.
(3)Print References
Braun, A., 1951. The
Aesculus-feeding species of
Exartema with description of a new species (Lepidoptera, Eucosmidae).
Ohio Journal of Science, 51(6): p. 353; fig. 8.
(8)
Forbes, W.T.M., 1923. The Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States.
Cornell University Agriculture Experiment Station, 68: pp. 460,
469.
(1)
Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008.
Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States. Ohio Biological Survey: p. 68.57.
(9)
Heinrich, C., 1923. New Olethreutidae from eastern United States (Lepidoptera).
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 25: p.
117.
(2)
Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae.
Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 132: p.
150.
(5)Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman on 15 November, 2013 - 8:10am
Additional contributions by
Randy HardyLast updated 5 January, 2018 - 12:18pm
