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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Gelechiinae » Litini » Coleotechnites » Coleotechnites eryngiella - Hodges#1808 (Coleotechnites eryngiella)

Species Coleotechnites eryngiella - Hodges#1808

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Unidentified - Coleotechnites eryngiella small caterpillar - Coleotechnites eryngiella Coleotechnites eryngiella Seedhead borer, rattlesnake master - Coleotechnites eryngiella Gelechiidae - Coleotechnites eryngiella Gelechiidae - Coleotechnites eryngiella Gelechiidae, 2 pupae on Rattlesnake Master - Coleotechnites eryngiella Gelechiidae, seed herbivory - Coleotechnites eryngiella
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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 Gelechiinae
Tribe Litini
Genus Coleotechnites
Species eryngiella (Coleotechnites eryngiella - Hodges#1808)
Hodges Number
1808
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Coleotechnites eryngiella (Bottimer, 1926)
Recurvaria eryngiella Bottimer, 1926 (1)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet for the host plant genus (Eryngium).
Size
Wingspan 7-10 mm. (1)
Mature larva is 7-8 mm. (1)
Identification
See original description for all life stages. (1)
Range
Type locality: Stowell, Chambers County, Texas. (1)
Food
Eryngium yuccifolium and Eryngium aquaticum. (2), (1)
Life Cycle
Larva; larvae; larvae; pupa; adult
See Also
Distinct from Coleotechnites apicitripunctella (Clemens) in having the face, head, and thorax white, and in lacking the annulations on the antennae.
Print References
Bottimer, L.J. 1926. Notes on some Lepidoptera from eastern Texas. Journal of agricultural research. 33(9):812. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
BOLD Systems
Wikipedia
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Works Cited
1.Notes on some Lepidoptera from eastern Texas.
L.J. Bottimer. 1926. Journal of Agricultural Research 33(9): 797-819.
2.Wikipedia
Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 29 October, 2012 - 3:41pm
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor, Randy Hardy
Last updated 16 March, 2020 - 5:04pm

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