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Species Ymeldia janae - Hodges#2216

Moth at blacklight (Gelechioidea) - Ymeldia janae

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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 Oecophoridae (Concealer Moths)

No Taxon (Incertae sedis)

Genus Ymeldia

Species janae (Ymeldia janae - Hodges#2216)

Hodges Number

2216

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Ymeldia janae Hodges, 1965

* phylogenetic sequence #068250

Size

Wingspan 6.5 mm.

Range

Records from Georgia to Florida, west to Texas. (1)

Type location: Lake Placid, Florida.

Print References

Hodges, R.W. 1965. A new genus and species of Oecophoridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Entomological News 76: 22-25

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 22 March, 2007 - 8:21pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 15 June, 2014 - 5:15pm

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