Species Kearfottia albifasciella - Hodges#319

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Tineoidea

Family Tineidae (Clothes Moths)

Subfamily Scardiinae

Genus Kearfottia

Species albifasciella (Kearfottia albifasciella - Hodges#319)

Hodges Number

319

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Kearfottia albifasciella Fernald, 1904

Taxonomic placement uncertain as to subfamily, or even, perhaps, to family (Internet searches). Georgia Lepidoptera lists in subfamily Scardiinae. Absent other information, that placement is adopted here.

Size

10 mm wingspan (MPG)

Range

Southeastern US to OKlahoma and Texas

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - photographs of living and pinned adults

Butterflies and Moths of North America

MPG--main entry, Machele White

Georgia Leps--gives range as "SC-FL-TX"

Oklahoma Moths Checklist (pdf) - presence in Oklahoma

Contributed by Cotinis on 29 December, 2008 - 5:32am
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman
Last updated 26 June, 2009 - 7:38am

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