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Species Tesuquea hawleyana - Hodges#2324

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Carposinoidea (Fruitworm Moths)

Family Carposinidae (Fruitworm Moths)

Genus Tesuquea

Species hawleyana (Tesuquea hawleyana - Hodges#2324)

Hodges Number

2324

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Tesuquea hawleyana Klots, 1936 (1)

Explanation of Names

Named in honor of Frank Hawley Ward (1876-1958) of Rochester, New York. Ward was an electrical engineer and ran the family business, Ward's Natural Science Establishment, for a number of years. (1)

Size

Forewing length: 6.5-8.0 mm. (2).

Identification

A very distinct moth, well-defined, dark patches at the forewing base and midcosta. (2).

Range

Records from Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and northern Arizona. (2)

Holotype male and one paratype male, Hyde State Park, Little Tesuque Canyon, Sangre de Cristo Range, near Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 27-August 10, 1932 (Klots). (1)

Habitat

Moderate to high elevations. (2)

Food

Unknown. (2)

Print References

Davis, D. 1969. A revision of the American moths of the family Carposinidae (Lepidoptera: Carposinoidea). Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 289: 60-62 (3).

Klots, A.B. 1936. New North American microlepidoptera. American Museum Novitates no. 867: 4. (1)

Internet References

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (5)

Alexander Barrett Klots (1903-1989)

Works Cited

1.	New North American microlepidoptera. Alexander B. Klots. 1936. American Museum novitates no. 867: 1-6.

2.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

3.	A revision of the American moths of the family Carposinidae (Lepidoptera: Carposinoidea) Donald R. Davis. 1969. United States National Museum Bulletin, 289.

4.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

5.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 18 December, 2015 - 10:50pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 11 February, 2018 - 8:52am

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