Busck-1900

Guides

• Euclemensia schwarziella

  A small moth in the family Cosmopterigidae, described by August Busck in 1900 (published 1901). The species is known from Arizona and Texas. Its larvae are parasitoids of scale insects in the genera Kermes and Allokermes, making it one of relatively few moths with this specialized ecological strategy.

  parasitoidscale-insectCoccoideaKermesAllokermesbiological-controlrare-ecologyBusck-1900ArizonaTexasCosmopterigidaeAntequerinae

• Podiasa

  Podiasa is a genus of small moths in the family Yponomeutidae, established by August Busck in 1900. The genus contains a single described species, Podiasa chiococcella, also described by Busck in the same year. Yponomeutidae moths are commonly known as ermine moths, though specific common names for Podiasa have not been recorded. The genus is poorly documented in scientific literature.

  yponomeutidaeermine-mothsbusck-1900monotypic-genusnorth-america