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Ethmia Hübner, [1819]
Ethmia Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett., 163, TS: Ethmia pyrausta
Psecadia Hübner, [1825]; Verz. bek. Schmett., 412, TS: Tinea decemguttella
= ; [NACL, 12]
Anesychia Hübner, [1825]; Verz. bek. Schmett., 413, TS: Phalaena Tinea pusiella
= ; [NACL, 12]
Disthymia Hübner, [1825]; Verz. bek. Schmett., 413, TS: Tinea funerella
= ; [NACL, 12]
Melanoleuca Stephens, 1829; Syst. Cat. Br. Ins. 2: 202, TS: Phalaena Tinea pusiella
= ; [NACL, 12]
Aedia Duponchel, 1836; Hist. Nat. Lep. Fr. 10: 305, TS: Tinea echiella
= ; [NACL, 12]
Chalybe Duponchel, 1836; Hist. Nat. Lep. Fr. 10: 343, TS: Chalybe pyraustella
= ; [NACL, 12]
Azinis Walker, 1863; List Spec. Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. 28: 541, TS: Azinis bilarella
= ; [NACL, 12]
Tamarrha Walker, 1864; List Spec. Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. 29: 816, TS: Tamarrha nivosella
= ; [NACL, 12]
Ceratophysetis Meyrick, 1887; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W (2) 1: 1044, TS: Ceratophysetis sphaerosticha
= ; [NACL, 12]
Theoxenia Walsingham, 1887; in Moore, Lep. Ceylon 3: 506, TS: Theoxenia penicillata
= ; [NACL, 12]
Babaiaxa Busck, 1902; Jl N.Y. ent. Soc. 10: 95, TS: Psecadia delliella
= ; [NACL, 12]
Wiltshireia Amsel, 1949; Bull. Soc. Fouad I. Ent. 33: 317, TS: Wiltshireia alba
= ; [NACL, 12]
Ethmia, The Finnish Ethmia species [Pertti Pakkanen]
Ethmia (Ethmiinae) ; [NACL, 12]

Grouping and taxonomy information is based mostly on [MP2], beware of translation errors from German (especially in distributions and type locations), and naturally, watch out for typing errors too! --msa


The distigmatella species-group

Ethmia alba (Amsel, 1949)
Egypt, Iran. See [About maps] Wiltshireia alba Amsel, 1949; Bull. Soc. Fouad I. Ent. 33: 317, TL: SW-Iran, Khuzistan, Ahwaz

Ethmia distigmatella (Erschoff, 1874)
Crete, Taurus, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan. See [About maps] Psecadia distigmatella Erschoff, 1874; Lep. Turk. Fedtschenko, 100, TL: Uzbekistan, Samarkand
Psecadia bipunctella Rebel, 1936; in Osthelder, Mitt. münch. ent. Ges. 25: 80 (preocc), TL: Asia Minor, Amanus, Düldül Dagh, Jeschil dere
Psecadia distichella Rebel, 1949; in Osthelder, Mitt. münch. ent. Ges. 30: 115 (nom.n. for _bipuctella_)
Ethmia distigmatella, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]

Ethmia quadrinotella Mann, 1861
-. See [About maps]
Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Syria, Palestine, Iran Anesychia quadrinotella Mann, 1861; Wien. ent. Mschr. 5: 191, TL: Anatolia, Amasia
Ethmia quadrinotella var. atticella Caradja, 1920; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34: 126, TL: Greece, Athens
Eulechria galaxaea Myerick, 1922; Exot. Microlepidopt. 2: 544, TL: Palestine, Haifa
E. q. quiquenotella Chrétien, 1915
Cap Verde, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, N.Sudan, Arabia, Bahrain, SW.Iraq, S.Iran, Afghanistan, NW.Karakorams, Tunisia Psecadia quiquenotella Chrétien, 1915; Annls Soc. ent. Fr. 84: 338, TL: Algeria, Biskra
Psecadia acutella Turati, 1934; Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 73: 202, TL: Cyrenaica
Ethmia paneliusella Viette, 1958; Commentat. biol. 17: 5, TL: Cap Verde Islands

Larva on Heliotropium undulatum [MP2]


Ethmia tamaridella (Rebel, 1907)
Sokotra Psecadia tamaridella Rebel, 1907; Denkschr. Akad. Wiss., Wien 71 (2): 96, TL: Sokotra, Gubbet Shoab

The lybiella species-group

Ethmia lybiella (Ragonot, 1892)
Algeria, Tunisia, Tripolitania, Palestine. See [About maps] Psecadia lybiella Ragonot, 1892; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1892: 82, TL: Tunisia, Gabes
Psecadia libyella var. biskraella Chrétien, 1915; Annls. Soc. ent. Fr. 84: 337, TL: Algeria, Biskra
Psecadia libycella Rebel, 1901; Catalog der Lepidopteren des palaearctischen faunengebietes. II: 168 (misspelling)
Psecadia libyella Chrétien, 1915; Annls Soc. ent. Fr. 84: 337 (misspelling)

Ethmia lepidella (Chrétien, 1907)
Algeria, Tunisia, Tripolitania, Palestine. See [About maps] Psecadia lepidella Chrétien, 1907; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1907: 324, TL: Algeria, Biskra
Ethmia niveella Caradja, 1920; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34: 126, TL: Palestina, Jerusalem
Psecadia lactistrigella Turati & Krüger, 1936; Memorie Soc. ent. ital. 15: 75, TL: Cyrenaica, Zuetina
Ethmia euphraticella Amsel, 1954; Bull. Soc. Fouad I. Ent. 38: 49, TL: Syria, Oberer Euphrat, Der Ezzor [Deir ez Zor]
Psecadia lacteistrigella Turati & Krüger, 1936; Memorie Soc. ent. ital. 15: pl. 11, fig. 26 (misspelling)
Psecadia lapidella ; Lucas, 1941, Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. phsy. Maroc 21: 64 (misspelling)

Larva on Echium humile, Anchusa hispida [MP2]


The vittalbella species-group

Ethmia vittalbella (Christoph, 1877)
Algeria, Tripolitania, Egypt, Jordan, Arabia, Armenia, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, N.Iran, Afghanistan, NW.Karakorams, Gilgit, Kuldja, Morocco, Tunisia, Iraq, Syria. See [About maps] Psecadia vittalbella Christoph, 1877; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 12: 292, TL: Turkmenia, Krasnowodsk
Psecadia radiatella Chrétien, 1907; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1907: 323, TL: Algeria, Biskra
Psecadia tripolitanella Turati, 1929; Boll. Lab. Zool. gen agr. Portici 23: 125, TL: Tripolitania, Homs
Psecadia vittalbata Mabille, 1906; Annls Soc. ent. fr. 75: 36 (misspelling)

Ethmia lecmima Sattler, 1967
Iran, Baluchistan, Afghanistan (Herat, Sarobi, Nuristan). See [About maps] Ethmia lecmima Sattler, 1967; [MP2, 60], TL: E.Afghanistan, Sarobi

The dodecea species-group

Ethmia dodecea (Haworth, [1828])
Spain, France, England, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Bosnia, SE.Russia, E.Russia, N.Iran, Italy, Asia Minor. See [About maps] Erminea dodecea Haworth, [1828]; Lep. Brit.: 514, TL: England
Tinea decemguttella Hübner, [1810]; Samml. eur. Schmett., Tin.: pl. 44, fig. 303
Melanoleuca dodocea Wood, 1839; Index Entomologicus: [VIII] (misspelling)
Melanoleuca dodecca Wood, 1839; Index Entomologicus: 185 (misspelling)
Psecadia dezemguttella Müller-Rutz, 1922; Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges. 15: 235 (misspelling)
Ethmia dodecea, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Ethmia dodecea, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

Larva on Lithospermum officinale [MP2]


Ethmia angarensis Caradja, 1939
China (Shansi). See [About maps] Ethmia angarensis Caradja, 1939; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 53: 13, TL: China, Shanis, Mien-shan

Ethmia zygospila Meyrick, 1934
Formosa Ethmia zygospila Meyrick, 1934; Exot. Microlepidopt. 4: 459, TL: Formosa, Alikang

Ethmia ermineella (Walsingham, 1880)
Tibet (Yatang), Nepal (Tampa Khosi Tal), N.India (Punjab), Burma (Htawgaw), Tongking (Chapa), W.China (Yunnan, Szechwan). See [About maps] Psecadia ermineella Walsingham, 1880; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1880: 90, TL: Punjab, Dharmsala
Ethmia euarithma Meyrick, 1924; Exot. Microlepidopt. 3: 120, TL: W.China, Teng-yuek-Ting

Ethmia albifrontella Sattler, 1967
Afghanistan (Nuristan), W.Pakistan (Rawalpindi). See [About maps] Ethmia albifrontella Sattler, 1967; [MP2, 65], TL: Afghanistan, Nuristan

Ethmia septempunctata (Christoph, 1882)
E.Siberia (Amur), Japan (Honschu, Kyoto, Hanase). See [About maps] Psecadia septempunctata Christoph, 1882; Byull. mosk. Obsch. Ispyt. Prir. 57: 14, TL: E.Siberia, Amur, Vladivostok

Ethmia japonica Sattler, 1967
Japan (Schikoku). See [About maps] Ethmia japonica Sattler, 1967; [MP2, 67], TL: Japan, Skioku Iyo, Zyozyusya

fiEthmia quadrillella (Goeze, 1783)
. See [About maps] Ethmia quadrillella, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Ethmia quadrillella, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
E. q. quadrillela (Goeze, 1783)
England, Norway, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Bosnia, C.Asia, Belgium, Dalmatia, Caucasus, E.Russia inversella Fourcroy, 1785
Tinea funerella Fabricius, 1787; Mant. Ins. 2: 247, TL: Austria
Psecadia funerella var. afflatella Fuchs, 1903; Stettin. ent. Ztg 64: 8, TL: Palestine?
Psecadia funerella ab. disjuncta Dufrane, 1942; Bull. Mus. r. Hist. nat. Belg. 18(5): 6, TL: Belgium, Brugelette
Erminea funerea Haworth, [1828]; Lep. Brit.: 515 (misspelling)

Larva on Symphytum officinale, Pulmonaria officinalis, Lithospermum officinale, Myosotis [MP2]

I have just assumed that the Ethmia funerella funerella in [MP2] is simply replaced by Ethmia quadrillella quadrillella, and that all other ssp's are not affected other than by name. --msa

E. q. canuisella (Millière, 1867)
S.France, Italy Psecadia funerella var. canuisella Millière, 1867; Icon. Descr. Chen. Lép. 2: 291, TL: S.France, Cannes
Psecadia canusiella Spuler, 1910; Die Schmetterlinge Europas. 2: 332 (misspelling)
E. q. luctuosella (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])
Asia Minor Psecadia luctuosella Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Eur. 5: 131, TL: Asia Minor, Brussa

Ethmia fumidella (Wocke, 1850)
-. See [About maps]
Austria, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Turkey, Crete Psecadia fumidella Wocke, 1850; Übersicht Arb. Veränd. schles. ges. vaterl. Kult. 1849: 70
Psecadia pusiella var. ardosiella Caradja, 1931; Memle Sect. stiint. Acad. rom. (3) 7: 340, TL: Romania, Tecuci
E. f. turcica de Lattin, 1963
Asia Minor Ethmia fumidella turcica de Lattin, 1963; Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdwDtl. 22: 58, TL: Turkey, Taurus, Marasch
E. f. delattini Agenjo, 1964
Spain, Portugal Ethmia fumidella delattini Agenjo, 1964; Eos, Madr. 40: 28, TL: Spain, Sierra de Guadarrama

Ethmia candidella (Alphéraky, 1908)
-. See [About maps]
Morocco, W.Algeria, Spain, S.France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Macedonia, S.Russia, Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Transcaspia Psecadia pusiella var. candidella Alphéraky, 1908; Trudy russk. ént. Obsch. 38: 616, TL: SE.Russia, Taganrog
Psecadia pusiella var. orientella Caradja, 1931; Memle Sect. stiint. Acad. rom. (3) 7: 340, TL: Palestine

Larva on Lithospermum, Cerinthe major, Borago officinalis, Asperugo procumbens, Lithospermum purpureocaeruleum [MP2]

E. c. delicatella de Lattin, 1963
Algeria, Tunisia Ethmia candidella delicatella de Lattin, 1963; Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdwDtl. 22: 53
E. c. wiltshirei de Lattin, 1963
NW.Iran Ethmia candidella wiltshirei de Lattin, 1963; Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdwDtl. 22: 53, TL: Iran, Fars, Shiraz

Larva on Asperugo procumbens [MP2]

E. c. farinatella de Lattin, 1963
Turkestan Ethmia candidella farinatella de Lattin, 1963; Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdwDtl. 22: 54, TL: Turkestan, Usgent

fiEthmia pusiella (Linnaeus, 1758)
. See [About maps] Ethmia pusiella, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
[pusiella-1.jpg] 900x501 (~65Kb) FINLAND: ES: Joutseno, 678:59, e.l. 6.1991, Photo 30.6.1991 © Kimmo Silvonen [pusiella-2l.jpg] 600x440 (~58Kb) larva Finland, Vihti, Ojakkala (6696:358), 31.5.2005 (on Pulmonaria saccharata), Photo © Olavi Niemi [pusiella-3.jpg] 850x442 (~104Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 7.8.2005, Photo © D. Smirnov

E. p. pusiella (Linnaeus, 1758)
EU, S.Ural, Asia Minor Phalaena Tinea pusiella Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Ed. 10): 534
Tinea scalacella Kühn, 1777; Beschäft. berlin. Ges. naturf. Freunde 3: 36
Tinea lithospermella Hübner, 1789; Beitr. Gesch. Schmett., 1 (4): [43], TL: S.Germany, Augsburg

Larva on Lithospermum officinale, Pulmonaria offininalis [MP2]

E. p. deletella de Lattin, 1963
C.Asia, Tien Shan Ethmia pusiella deletella de Lattin, 1963; Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdwDtl. 22: 50, TL: Asia centr., Ili-Gebiet,Djarkent

The rothschildi species-group

Ethmia rothschildi (Rebel, 1912)
Romania. See [About maps] Psecadia rothschildi Rebel, 1912; in Rothschild, Rovart. Lap. 19: 179, TL: Romania, Krassó-Szöreny, Szvinica

Ethmia pseudoscythrella (Rebel, 1902)
Asia Minor. See [About maps] Psecadia pseudoscythrella Rebel, 1902; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 15: 116, TL: Asia Minor, Konia

The terminella species-group

fiEthmia terminella Fletcher, 1938
England, Germany, SEU, CEU, Tunisia, Turkey, Asia Minor. See [About maps] Varjotäpläkoi
Ethmia terminella Fletcher, 1938; Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 50: 53 (Nom. n. for _sexpunctella_)
Tinea sexpunctella Hübner, [1810]; Samml. eur. Schmett., Tin.: pl. 44, fig. 304 (praeocc)
Ethmia terminella, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

Larva on Echium vulgare [MP2]

Jordan Ethmia micropunctella Amsel, 1955; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 66: 281, TL: Jordan, Zerqua

The aurifluella species-group

Ethmia aurifluella (Hübner, [1810])
Morocco, SEU, CEU, Asia Minor, S.Russia, Syria, Iran. See [About maps] Tinea aurifluella Hübner, [1810]; Samml. eur. Schmett., Tin.: pl. 44, fig. 302
Psecadia albarracinella Ragonot, 1882; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1882: LXVI, TL: Spain, Albarracin
Psecadia helvetica Müller-Rutz, 1922; Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges. 13: 236, TL: Schweiz, Engadin, Ardez
Ethmia cambyses Wiltshire, 1947; Entomologist's Rec., J. Var. 59: 125, TL: Iran, Fars, Pir-i-Zan

Larva on Thalictrum, Anchusa [MP2]


Ethmia lugubris (Staudinger, 1879)
Austria, Bulgaria. See [About maps] Psecadia lugubris Staudinger, 1879; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 15: 296, TL: Bulgaria, Balkan

Larva on Symphytum officinale [MP2]


Ethmia vidua (Staudinger, 1879)
SW.Siberia (Saisan). See [About maps] Psecadia vidua Staudinger, 1879; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 15: 296, TL: SW.Siberia, Saisan

Ethmia quadripunctella (Eversmann, 1844)
Kasan (Spassk) Ypomeneuta[sic!] quadripunctella Eversmann, 1844; Fauna lepidopt. volgo-uralensis: 566, TL: Kasan, Spassk

Ethmia maracandica (Rebel, 1901)
Turkestan (Samarkand). See [About maps] Psecadia maracandica Rebel, 1901; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 13: 170, TL: Turkestan, Samarkand

The pyrausta species-group

fiEthmia pyrausta (Pallas, 1771)
Finland (Åland), Sweden (Jämtland), NW.Russia. See [About maps] Phalaena pyrausta Pallas, 1771; Reise d. verschied. Prov. russ. Reich.1: 472, TL: E.Russia, Samara
Tinea nigrella Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 658, TL: Denmark
Tinea atropunctella Thunberg, 1788; D.D. Mus. Nat. Acad. Ups. 6: 78, TL: Sweden?
Crambus niger Fabricius, 1798; Suppl. Ent. Syst.: 473 (misspelling)
Chalybe pyraustella Buxton, 1866; Entomologist 3: 24 (misspelling)
Ethmia pyrausta, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

Larva on Thalictrum aquilegiifolium [MP2], Thalictrum, T. simplex, T. flavum [???]


Ethmia discrepitella (Rebel, 1901)
SE.Russia (S.Ural, Orenburg). See [About maps] Psecadia discrepitella Rebel, 1901; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 13: 172, TL: SE.Russia, Orenburg

The bipunctella species-group

fiEthmia bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775)
CEU, SEU, N.Africa, Canary Islands, Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, S.Sweden, Ontario, New York. See [About maps] Alucita bipunctella Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 668, TL: German, Saxonia
Tinea echiella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankünd. syst. Werk. Schmett. Wienergend.: 140, TL: Austria
Ethmia bipunctella ssp. griseicostella Wiltshire, 1947; Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 59: 126, TL: N.Iran, Teheran
hochenwartiella (Rossi, 1790)
= ; [NACL, #986]
Psecadia bipunctelia Uffeln, 1938; Abh. Landesmus. Prov. Westf. 9(1): 21 (misspelling)
= ; [NACL, #986]
Ethmia bipunctella, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images [Lynn Scott]
Ethmia bipunctella, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Ethmia bipunctella, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Ethmia bipunctella ; [NACL, #986]

Larva on Echium vulgare, Echium calycinum, Symphytum, Cynoglossum officinale, Anchusa, Lithospermum [MP2]


Ethmia pagiopa Meyrick, 1918
Afghanistan, Kashmir. See [About maps] Ethmia pagiopa Meyrick, 1918; Exot. Microlepidopt. 2: 189, TL: Kashmir

Ethmia cirrhocnemia (Lederer, 1870)
S.Ural, Caucasus, Iran, Turkestan, S.Yenisei, Irkutsk, Mongolia, Transbaikal, China (Mien-shan). See [About maps] Anesychia cirrhocnemia Lederer, 1870; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 8: 25, TL: Iran, Astrabad, Hadschyabad

Ethmia namangana (Rebel, 1901)
Uzbekistan. See [About maps] Psecadia namangana Rebel, 1901; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 13: 174, TL: Uzbekistan, Namangan

Ethmia iranella Zerny, 1940
Spain, S.Hungary, Greece, Asia Minor, Syria, Iran. See [About maps] Ethmia bipunctella ssp. iranella Zerny, 1940; Z. wien EntVer. 25: 43, TL: Iran, Elburs

Ethmia treitschkeella (Staudinger, 1879)
Asia Minor. See [About maps] Psecadia treitschkeella Staudinger, 1879; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 15: 294, TL: Asia Minor, Amasia, Caraman

The chrysopyga species-group

Ethmia chrysopyga (Zeller, 1844)
Italy (Apennines), S.Hungary (Banat), Macedonia, Dalmatia, Albania, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Syria, Lebanon, Pyrenees. See [About maps] Psecadia chrysopyga Zeller, 1844; Stettin. ent. Ztg 5: 379, TL: Hungary
Ethmia callidella Walshingham, 1910; Entomologist's mon. Mag. 46: 232, TL: France, Pyrenees, Thuès-les-Bains
E. c. staudingeri (Rebel, 1901)
Asia Minor Psecadia staudingeri Rebel, 1901; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 13: 171, TL: Asia Minor, Malatia

Ethmia andalusica (Staudinger, 1879)
Spain, Portugal. See [About maps] Psecadia andalusica Staudinger, 1879; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 15: 296, TL: Spain, Andalusia, Granada

Ethmia caradjae (Rebel, 1907)
Asia Minor (Taurus), Iraq, Kurdistan, SW.Iran. See [About maps] Psecadia caradjae Rebel, 1907; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 19: 237, TL: Asia minor, Amasia
Ethmia chosroes Wiltshire, 1947; Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 59: 125, TL: SW.Iran, Fars, Pir-i-Zan

The haemorrhoidella species-group

Ethmia haemorrhoidella (Eversmann, 1844)
Italia, Bosnia, Dalmatia, Albania, Bulgaria, Asia Minor, S.Russia, Caucasus, Macedonia. See [About maps] Ypomeneuta[sic!] haemorrhoidella Eversmann, 1844; Fauna lepidopt. volgo-uralens.: 565, TL: S.Russia, Lower Volga
Ethmia anatolica Amsel, 1953; Sb. ent. Odd. nár. Mus. Praze 28: 427, TL: Asia Minor, Taurus

Ethmia subsidiaris Meyrick, 1935
China (Kiangsu, Nanking). See [About maps] Ethmia subsidiaris Meyrick, 1935; in Caradja & Meyrick, Microlepidopt. Fauna Kiangsu, Chekiang u. Hunan: 90, TL: China, Nanking

The suspecta species-group

Ethmia similis Sattler, 1967
Asia Minor. See [About maps] Ethmia similis Sattler, 1967; [MP2, 101], TL: Asia Minor, Mardin
Psecadia confusella Rebel, 1901; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 13: 169 (part.)

Ethmia interposita Sattler, 1967
Palestine Ethmia interposita Sattler, 1967; [MP2, 102], TL: Palestine, Jericho

Ethmia suspecta Sattler, 1967
Asia Minor (Malatya), Syria. See [About maps] Ethmia suspecta Sattler, 1967; [MP2, 103], TL: Kurdistan, Malatya

Ethmia afghana Sattler, 1967
Afghanistan. See [About maps] Ethmia afghana Sattler, 1967; [MP2, 104], TL: Afghanistan, 10km NW v. Kabul, 1900m

The wursteri species-group

Ethmia debendella Sattler, 1967
Iran. See [About maps] Ethmia debendella Sattler, 1967; [MP2, 105], TL: Iran, Derbend, 25km N Teheran, 2000m

Ethmia infelix Wagner, 1914
Asia Minor (Mardin), N.Iraq (Kurdistan). See [About maps] Ethmia infelix Wagner, 1914; in Wagner, Lepid. Cat. 19: 29 (Nom. n for _confusella_ Rebel nom. praeocc), TL: Asia Minor, Mardin
Psecadia confusella Rebel, 1901; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 13: 169, TL: Asia Minor, Mardin
Ethmia kurdistaniella Amsel, 1959; Bull. Soc. ent. Égypte 43: 67, TL: Iraq, Kurdistan, Rayat, Haj Omran

Ethmia wursteri Amsel, 1956
Jordan Ethmia wursteri Amsel, 1956; Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdwDtl. 15: 61, TL: Jordan Valley, Zerqa

The amasina species-group

Ethmia amasina (Staudinger, 1879)
Asia Minor (Amasia), Syria, Iraq (Kurdistan), Iran. See [About maps] Psecadia amasina Staudinger, 1879; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 15: 291, TL: Asia Minor, Amasia

The nigripedella species-group

Ethmia nigripedella (Erschoff, 1877)
Turkestan, C.Asia, E.Siberia, Mongolia, N.Tibet, China (Kuku-Nor, Shansi), Japan (Hokkaido, Kuschiro). See [About maps] Psecadia nigripedella Erschoff, 1877; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 12: 343, TL: E.Siberia, Irkutsk, Albasin, Kiachta
Psecadia nigripedella Rebel, 1901; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 13: 173, TL: Thian-Shan, Kuldja

Ethmia nigrimaculata Sattler, 1967
China (Shansi). See [About maps] Ethmia nigrimaculata Sattler, 1967; [MP2, 111], TL: China, Mien-Shan

Ethmia asbolarcha Meyrick, 1938
Yuennan Ethmia asbolarcha Meyrick, 1938; in Caradja & Meyrick, Dt. ent. Z. Iris 52: 18, TL: China, N. Yuennan, Likiang

Ethmia mongolica (Rebel, 1901)
Mongolia, Tibet, China (Kansu, Szechwan). See [About maps] Psecadia mongolica Rebel, 1901; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 13: 171, TL: Mongolia

Ethmia xanthopleura Meyrick, 1931
Korea. See [About maps] Ethmia xanthopleura Meyrick, 1931; Exot. Microlepidopt. 4: 174, TL: Korea, Gensan

Ethmia comitella Caradja, 1927
China (Szechwan, Shansi). See [About maps] Ethmia comitella Caradja, 1927; Memle Sect. stiint. Acad. rom. (3) 4: 422, TL: China, Szetschwan, Kwanshien

Ethmia bombina Sattler, 1967
China (Szechwan). See [About maps] Ethmia bombina Sattler, 1967; [MP2, 115], TL: China, "Sz-tschwan, Ta-tsien-lou"

Ethmia umbricostella Caradja, 1927
China (Szechwan, N.Yuennan). See [About maps] Ethmia umbricostella Caradja, 1927; Memle Sect. stiint. Acad. rom. (3) 4: 421, TL: "Szetschwan Tatsienlu"

Ethmia chrysopygella (Kolenati, 1846)
Switzerland, Azerbaijan, S.France. See [About maps] Chalybe chrysopygella Kolenati, 1846; Meletemata Ent. 5: 111, TL: Azerbaijan, Karabach
Psecadia flavitibiella Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Eur. 5: 133, TL: Caucasus

Ethmia flavianella (Treitschke, 1832)
S.France, S.Italia, Slovenia, Croatia, Dalmatia, Macedonia, Albania. See [About maps] Yponomeuta flavianella Treitschke, 1832; Schmett. Eur. 9(1): 228, TL: Dalmatia

Larva on Thalictrum, T. foetidum [MP2]


Ethmia ultima Sattler, 1967
Mongolia. See [About maps] Ethmia ultima Sattler, 1967; [MP2], TL: Mongolia, Gurban Sajchan

The dehiscens species-group

Ethmia dehiscens Meyrick, 1924
China (Szechwan). See [About maps] Ethmia dehiscens Meyrick, 1924; Exot. Microlepidopt. 3: 120, TL: "Kwanshien, China"

The assamensis species-group

Ethmia maculata Sattler, 1967
China (Hunan, Chekiang). See [About maps] Ethmia maculata Sattler, 1967; [MP2, 121], TL: China, Hunan, Hoengshan

Ethmia autoschista Meyrick, 1932
China (Szechwan). See [About maps] Ethmia autoschista Meyrick, 1932; Exot. Microlepidopt. 4: 347, TL: China, Szechwan, Mt. Omei

Ethmia assamensis (Butler, 1879)
N.India (Punjab, Kumaoon, Sikkim, Assam), China (Hunan, Kiang-su, N.Yuennan), Formosa, Japan. See [About maps] Hyponomeuta assamensis Butler, 1879; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 1879: 6, TL: NE.India, Assam, Cachar
Psecadia hockingella Walsingham, 1880; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1880: 90, TL: India, Punjab, Dharmsala
Symmoca okinawana Matsumura, 1931; 6000 Illustr. Ins. Japan: 1086, TL: Japan, Okinawa

Larva on Ehretia ovalifolia, E. serrata, Meliosma myriantha [MP2]


Ethmia lineatonotella (Moore, 1867)
Sikkim, Assam, Burma, Formosa. See [About maps] Hyponomeuta lineatonotella Moore, 1867; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1867: 669, TL: Sikkim, Darjeeling
Psecadia vittatopunctata Matsumura, 1931; 6000 Illustr. Ins. Japan: 1085, TL: Formosa

The nigroapicella species-group

Ethmia dentata Diakonoff & Sattler, 1966
Japan, Formosa, Philippines. See [About maps] Ethmia dentata Diakonoff & Sattler, 1966; Ent. Ber., Amst. 26: 189, TL: Formosa, Takow
Ethmia duplicata Moriuti (nec Meyrick), 1963; Butterfl. Moths 14: 36

Ethmia nigroapicella (Saalmüller, 1880)
Madagascar, Seychelles, India, Assam, Burma, Samoa, Philippines, Hawaii, Formosa, Japan, Australia. See [About maps] Psecadia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880; Jahresber. Senckenberg. naturf. Ges. 1879/80: 310, TL: Madagascar, Nossi
Ethmia colonella Walsingham, 1907; Fauna Hawaiiensis 1: 507, TL: Hawaii, Honolulu
Ethmia meteoris Meyrick, 1911; Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 14: 289, TL: Seychelles
Ethmia systematica Meyrick, 1922; Exot. Microlepidopt. 2: 552, TL: Burma, Shan States
Psecadia apicalis Matsumura, 1931; 6000 Illustr. Ins. Japan: 1084, TL: Japan, Okinava; Formosa
Ethmia nigroapicella, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]

Larva on Ehretia, E. dicksoni var. japonica, E. laevis, E. buxifolia, Cordia subcordata [MP2]


The crocosoma species-group

Ethmia crocosoma Meyrick, 1914
Sikkim. See [About maps] Ethmia crocosoma Meyrick, 1914; Exot. Microlepidopt. 1: 173, TL: Sikkim, Darjeeling

Ethmia eptirocha (Meyrick, 1914)
China (Hunan, Kiangsu, Chekiang), Formosa. See [About maps] Ceratophysetis eptirocha Meyrick, 1914; Supplta ent. 3: 54, TL: Formosa, Kosempo

Ethmia maculifera (Matsumura, 1931)
Japan, Formosa. See [About maps] Symmoca maculifera Matsumura, 1931; 6000 Illustr. Ins. Japan: 1086, TL: Japan
Ethmia mesozyga Meyrick, 1935; Exot. Microlepidopt. 4: 603, TL: Japan, Kyushu, Hukuoka

The tripunctella species-group

Ethmia

Ethmia tripunctella Staudinger, 1879
-. See [About maps]
E. t. tripunctella Staudinger, 1879
Macedonia, Bulgaria, Asia Minor Psecadia tripunctella Staudinger, 1879; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 15: 292, TL: Asia Minor, Amasia

Larva on Onosma stellulata [MP2]

E. t. rayatella (Amsel, 1959)
Asia Minor (Taurus), Iraq (Kurdistan), SW.Iran Ethmia rayatella Amsel, 1959; Bull. Soc. ent. Égypte 43: 67, TL: Iraq, Kurdistan, Rayat, Haj Omran

The lapidella species-group

Ethmia lapidella (Walsingham, 1880)
India (Punjab), Japan, Shanghai, Formosa. See [About maps] Hyponomeuta lapidellus Walsingham, 1880; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1880: 86, TL: India, Punjab, Dharmsala
Psecadia decempunctella Matsumura, 1931; 6000 Illustr. Ins. Japan: 1085, TL: Japan, Kyushu, Hukuoka

Larva on Salvia?, Ehretia dicksoni var japonica [MP2]


Ethmia octanoma Meyrick, 1914
Formosa Ethmia octanoma Meyrick, 1914; Supplta ent. 3: 55, TL: Formosa, Kosempo

Ethmia lapidella?


The ditreta species-group

Ethmia ditreta Meyrick, 1920
E.Africa, S.Arabia. See [About maps] Ethmia ditreta Meyrick, 1920; Voyage Alluaud & Jeannel Afr. Or. 2: 88, TL: Tanganyika, Taveta
Ethmia arabica Amsel, 1961; Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdwDtl. 20: 58, TL: SW.Arabia, W.Aden, Dhala

The "Ungrouped (from miscellaneous other sources)" species-group

Ethmia sphaerosticha (Meyrick, 1887)
AU. See [About maps] Ceratophysetis sphaerosticha Meyrick, 1887

Ethmia sporadica Turner, 1942
AU. See [About maps]

Ethmia pseustis Turner, 1942
AU. See [About maps]

Ethmia anthracopis (Meyrick, 1902)
AU. See [About maps] Psecadia anthracopis Meyrick, 1902

Ethmia hemadelpha (Lower, 1903)
AU. See [About maps] Psecadia hemadelpha Lower, 1903

Ethmia eupostica Powell, 1985
AU. See [About maps]

Ethmia postica (Zeller, 1877)
AU. See [About maps] Psecadia postica Zeller, 1877
Psecadia sciaptera Lower, 1903

Ethmia clytodoxa (Turner, 1917)
AU. See [About maps] Ehtmia clytodoxa Turner, 1917
Ethmia clytodoxa, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]

Ethmia thoraea Meyrick, 1910
AU. See [About maps]

Ethmia praeclara Meyrick, 1910
AU. See [About maps]

Ethmia heptasema (Turner, 1898)
AU. See [About maps] Psecadia heptasema Turner, 1898
Ethmia heptasema, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]

Ethmia heliomela Lower, 1923
AU. See [About maps] Ethmia olbista Turner, 1923
Ethmia heliomela, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]

Ethmia virilisca Powell, 1985
AU. See [About maps]
 

Ethmia humilis Powell

Ethmia powelli Heppner, 1988
S.Florida. See [About maps] Ethmia powelli Heppner, 1988; J. Lep. Soc. 42 (4): 281, f. 1-4, TL: 1mi SW Islamorada, Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida

Ethmia umbrimarginella Busck, 1907
Ethmia umbrimarginella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia umbrimarginella ; [NACL, #962]

Ethmia lassenella Busck, 1908
Ethmia lassenella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia lassenella ; [NACL, #963]

Ethmia coquillettella Busck, 1967
Ethmia coquillettella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia coquillettella ; [NACL, #964]

Ethmia monachella Busck, 1910
Ethmia monachella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia monachella ; [NACL, #965]

Ethmia scylla Powell, 1973
Ethmia scylla, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia scylla ; [NACL, #966]

Ethmia brevistriga Clarke, 1950
Ethmia brevistriga, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia brevistriga ; [NACL, #967]
E. b. aridicola Powell, 1973
Ethmia brevistriga aridicola ; [NACL, #967a]

Ethmia albitogata Walsingham, 1907
Ethmia albitogata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia albitogata ; [NACL, #968]

Ethmia plagiobothrae Powell, 1973
Ethmia plagiobothrae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia plagiobothrae ; [NACL, #969]

Ethmia minuta Powell, 1973
Ethmia minuta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia minuta ; [NACL, #970]

Ethmia tricula Powell, 1973
Ethmia tricula, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia tricula ; [NACL, #971]

Ethmia charybdis Powell, 1973
Ethmia charybdis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia charybdis ; [NACL, #972]

Ethmia albistrigella (Walsingham, 1880)
chrysurella (Dietz, 1905)
= ; [NACL, #973]
Ethmia albistrigella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia albistrigella ; [NACL, #973]
Misidentified/misapplied:
chrysocomella Dietz, 1905; Busck, 1905
E. a. icariella Powell, 1973
Ethmia albistrigella icariella ; [NACL, #973a]

Ethmia nadia Clarke, 1950
Ethmia nadia, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia nadia ; [NACL, #974]

Ethmia orestella Powell, 1973
Ethmia orestella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia orestella ; [NACL, #975]

Ethmia semilugens (Zeller, 1872)
multipunctella (Chambers, 1874)
= ; [NACL, #976]
semiopaca (Grote, 1881)
= ; [NACL, #976]
plumbeella (Beutenmüller, 1889)
= ; [NACL, #976]
Ethmia semilugens, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia semilugens ; [NACL, #976]

Ethmia epileuca Powell, 1959
Ethmia epileuca, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia epileuca ; [NACL, #977]

Ethmia apicipunctella (Chambers, 1875)
Ethmia zavalla Busck, 1915
= ; [NACL, #978]
Ethmia apicipunctella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia apicipunctella ; [NACL, #978]

Ethmia arctostaphylella (Walsingham, 1880)
obscurella (Beutenmüller, 1888)
= ; [NACL, #979]
Ethmia mediella Busck, 1913
= ; [NACL, #979]
Ethmia arctostaphylella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia arctostaphylella ; [NACL, #979]

Ethmia discostrigella (Chambers, 1877)
Ethmia discostrigella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia discostrigella ; [NACL, #980]
E. d. subcaerulea (Walsingham, 1880)
Ethmia discostrigella subcaerulea ; [NACL, #980a]

Ethmia semitenebrella Dyar, 1902
Ethmia semitenebrella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia semitenebrella ; [NACL, #981]

Ethmia macelhosiella Busck, 1907
Ethmia macelhosiella ; [NACL, #982]

Ethmia geranella Barnes & Busck, 1920
Ethmia geranella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia geranella ; [NACL, #983]

Ethmia timberlakei Powell, 1973
Ethmia timberlakei, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia timberlakei ; [NACL, #984]

Ethmia macneilli Powell, 1973
Ethmia macneilli, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia macneilli ; [NACL, #985]

Ethmia monticola (Walsingham, 1880)
Ethmia monticola, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia monticola ; [NACL, #987]
E. m. emmeli Powell, 1973
Ethmia monticola emmeli ; [NACL, #987a]
E. m. fuscipedella (Walsingham, 1888)
Ethmia monticola fuscipedella ; [NACL, #987b]

Ethmia caliginosella Busck, 1904
Ethmia caliginosella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia caliginosella ; [NACL, #988]

Ethmia hagenella (Chambers, 1878)
Ethmia hagenella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia hagenella ; [NACL, #989]
Ethmia hagenella josephinella ; [NACL, #989a]

Ethmia mimihagenella Powell, 1973
Ethmia mimihagenella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia mimihagenella ; [NACL, #990]

Ethmia burnsella Powell, 1973
Ethmia burnsella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia burnsella ; [NACL, #991]

Ethmia zelleriella (Chambers, 1878)
texanella (Chambers, 1880)
= ; [NACL, #992]
Ethmia zelleriella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia zelleriella, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Ethmia zelleriella ; [NACL, #992]

Ethmia delliella (Fernald, 1891)
Ethmia delliella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia delliella ; [NACL, #993]

Ethmia bittenella (Busck, 1910)
Ethmia bittenella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia bittenella ; [NACL, #994]

Ethmia notatella (Walker, 1863)
xanthorrhoa (Zeller, 1877)
= ; [NACL, #995]
Ethmia notatella ; [NACL, #995]

Ethmia confusella (Walker, 1863)
strigosella (Walker, 1864)
= ; [NACL, #996]
ingricella (Möschler, 1890)
= ; [NACL, #996]
strigosa (Cockerell, 1891); (missp.)
= ; [NACL, #996]
Ethmia confusella ; [NACL, #996]

Ethmia julia Powell, 1973
Ethmia julia ; [NACL, #997]

Ethmia farrella Powell, 1973
Ethmia farrella ; [NACL, #998]

Ethmia longimaculella (Chambers, 1872)
Ethmia walsinghamella Beutenmüller, 1889
= ; [NACL, #999]
Ethmia longimaculella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia longimaculella, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images [Lynn Scott]
Ethmia longimaculella ; [NACL, #999]
E. l. coranella Dyar, 1902
Ethmia longimaculella coranella ; [NACL, #999a]

Ethmia semiombra Dyar, 1902
Ethmia semiombra, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia semiombra ; [NACL, #1000]

Ethmia albicostella (Beutenmüller, 1889)
Ethmia albicostella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia albicostella ; [NACL, #1001]
Misidentified/misapplied:
mirusella Chambers, 1874; Chambers, 1877

Ethmia mirusella (Chambers, 1874)
Ethmia mirella Meyrick, 1914; (repl. name)
= ; [NACL, #1002]
Ethmia mirusella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia mirusella ; [NACL, #1002]

Ethmia trifurcella (Chambers, 1873)
Ethmia trifurcella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia trifurcella ; [NACL, #1003]

Ethmia marmorea (Walsingham, 1888)
Ethmia marmorea, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia marmorea ; [NACL, #1004]

Ethmia hodgesella Powell, 1973
Ethmia hodgesella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia hodgesella ; [NACL, #1005]

Ethmia sphenisca Powell, 1973
Ethmia sphenisca, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia sphenisca ; [NACL, #1006]

Ethmia prattiella Busck, 1915
Ethmia prattiella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ethmia prattiella ; [NACL, #1007]


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BAMONA]
Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[Don Herbison-Evans]
and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans
[GALEPS]
Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[Kimmo Silvonen]
Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site
[Lynn Scott]
Moths of the Ottawa Area; Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images
[MP2]
Sattler, 1967; Ethmiidae; In Amsel, H., Gregor, F., Reisser, H.; Microlepidoptera Palaearctica 2
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[Olavi Niemi]
Finland; Contact through; e-mail: Hannu Tanner
[Pertti Pakkanen]
e-mail: Pertti Pakkanen; Butterfly and moth observations from Finland
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)
[SZMN]
Lepidoptera; Siberian Zoological Museum


Some related literature:
Heppner, 1988
A new species of Ethmia from the Florida Keys J. Lep. Soc. 42 (4): 281-284


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Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.