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Depressariidae 59a0169 – 0962   Ethmia umbrimarginella Busck, 1907

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Similar Species: 59a0170 Ethmia lassenella: is smaller (wingspread = ~20mm vs. ~17-18mm) and lacks a longitudinal orange streak extending centrally from base to end of cell. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: umbrimarginella Busck, 1907 (Ethmia) - MONA 1983: 962; TL: Las Cruces, NM.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Busck, A., 1907. New American Tineina. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 8(3-4): 94. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 5.19f; p. 68. Book Review and ordering Powell, J.A., 1973. A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 120: 1-302. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂ (genitalia)

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