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The Streaked Ethmia Moth (''Ethmia longimaculella'') is a moth in the Ethmiidae family. It is found from southern Canada and the northern United States east of the Rocky Mountains. In the Midwest, the range extends south to Texas.〔(Bug Guide )〕 The length of the forewings is 8.8-11.2 mm. The ground color of the forewings is white, with black markings, mostly in the form of longitudinal streaks. The ground color of the hindwings is whitish, basally becoming pale brownish. Adults of ssp. ''longimaculella'' are generally on wing from late May to early July, while those of ssp. ''coranella'' have been recorded in May, June and August.〔(A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) )〕 The larvae feed on ''Lithospermum'' species, including ''Lithospermum officinale'' and ''Lithospermum latifolium''. Larvae have also been reared from ''Onosmodium hispidissimum''. ==Subspecies== * ''Ethmia longimaculella longimaculella'' (southern Canada to eastern Kentucky) * ''Ethmia longimaculella coranella'' (Dyar, 1902) (central and northern Texas) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ethmia longimaculella」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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