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Species Perimede erransella - Hodges#1623

Cosmet Moth - Hodges #1623 - Perimede erransella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)

Family Cosmopterigidae (Cosmet Moths)

Subfamily Chrysopeleiinae

Genus Perimede

Species erransella (Perimede erransella - Hodges#1623)

Hodges Number

1623

Identification

Genitalia:

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Print References

Hodges, R. W., 1969. Nearctic Walshiidae notes and new taxa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). 11-14 (1)

Hodges, R. W., 1962. The genus Perimede Chambers in North America North of Mexico (Lepidoptera: Walshiidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 64 (3): 147 (2)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.	Nearctic Walshiidae notes and new taxa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) Hodges, R. W. 1969. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 18: 1-30.

2.	The genus Perimede Chambers in North America North of Mexico (Lepidoptera: Walshiidae) Hodges, R. W. 1962. Entomological Society of Washington.

Contributed by Abigail Parker on 25 September, 2009 - 9:27pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Tony-2, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 30 August, 2023 - 1:18pm

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