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Species Dichomeris barnesiella - Hodges#2290

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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 Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Dichomeridinae
Genus Dichomeris
Species barnesiella (Dichomeris barnesiella - Hodges#2290)
Hodges Number
2290
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dichomeris barnesiella (Busck, 1907) (1)
Trichotaphe barnesiella Busck, 1907 (2)
Explanation of Names
Named in honor of Dr. William Barnes. (2)
Numbers
The genus Dichomeris includes more that 75 species in America, north of Mexico. (3), (4)
Size
Busck (1907) listed a wingspan of 17 mm. (2)
Identification
Busck (1907) description is available online in the print references below. (2)
Range
Southern Arizona. (5)
Holotype ♂, Redington, Pima County, Arizona, United States. (6)
Season
May and September. (4)
Food
Busck (1907) did not mention a host plant. (2)
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group. (4)
Print References
Busck, A., 1907. New American Tineina. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 8(3-4): 92. (2)
Hodges, R.W., 1986. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 7.1, p. 104; pl. 3.6. (6)
Works Cited
1.Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico
Lee S., Hodges R.W., Brown R.L. 2009. Zootaxa 2231: 1–39.
2.New American Tineina
August Busck. 1907. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 8: 86-99.
3.Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
5.Moths of Southeast Arizona
6.The Moths of America North of Mexico: Fascicle 7.1, Revision of North American Gelechiidae family and...
Hodges, R. W. 1986. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
7.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems