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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Metalmark Moths (Choreutoidea) » Metalmark Moths (Choreutidae) » Choreutinae » Brenthia » Peacock Brenthia - Hodges#2627 (Brenthia pavonacella)

Species Brenthia pavonacella - Peacock Brenthia - Hodges#2627

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Size · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References
Brenthia parvonacella - Brenthia pavonacella We're thinking this is Brenthia pavonacella - Brenthia pavonacella 13Jun2017.BF.HN.lep1 - Brenthia pavonacella 13Jun2017.BF.HN.lep1 - Brenthia pavonacella Brenthia reared from Desmodium glutinosum - Brenthia pavonacella Peacock Brenthia - Hodges#2627 - Brenthia pavonacella Peacock Brenthia - Hodges#2627 - Brenthia pavonacella Choreutidae, Peacock Brenthia, spent pupal case & cocoon - Brenthia pavonacella
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Choreutoidea (Metalmark Moths)
Family Choreutidae (Metalmark Moths)
Subfamily Choreutinae
Genus Brenthia
Species pavonacella (Peacock Brenthia - Hodges#2627)
Hodges Number
2627
Explanation of Names
Species name pavoncella appears to mean "little peacock", from Latin Pavon, the genus of the bird (see Bob Patterson's comments here).
Size
wingspan 9 mm (Moths of Maryland)
Food
Desmodium glutinosum
Life Cycle
Life cycle images:
1.leaf damage 2.larva 3.pupae in woven cocoons 4.pupa 5.adult
Internet References
image at South Carolina Moth Species
Moths of Maryland
All-Leps
National Geographic article: Moths Elude Spiders by Mimicking Them
BugLifeCycles PDF by MJ Hatfield of life cycle info, stages, and leaf damage
YouTube video of moth walking on leaf by MJ Hatfield
Contributed by Cotinis on 27 May, 2007 - 2:41am
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor
Last updated 16 June, 2020 - 7:09am

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