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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Eucosmini » Gretchena » Gretchena dulciana - Hodges#3262 (Gretchena dulciana)

Species Gretchena dulciana - Hodges#3262

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Olethreutinae
Tribe Eucosmini
Genus Gretchena
Species dulciana (Gretchena dulciana - Hodges#3262)
Hodges Number
3262
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Gretchena dulciana Heinrich, 1923 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #621170
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin dulcis meaning "agreeable, delightful."
Size
Wingspan 13-15 mm. (1)
Range
Not well known.
Paratypes: Greenwood Lake, New Jersey (Kearfott, June). (1)
Food
Larval host is alder (Alnus). (2)
Print References
Heinrich, C., 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae. United States National Museum Bulletin, 123: 182. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Carl Heinrich (Wikipedia)
Works Cited
1.Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae
Carl Heinrich. 1923. United States National Museum Bulletin 123: 1-298.
2.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
Contributed by Ken Childs on 6 August, 2015 - 9:50am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 18 December, 2017 - 1:17pm

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