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Species Embola ciccella - Hodges#2498

Embola or Neoheliodines - Embola ciccella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Ermine Moths and kin)

Family Heliodinidae (Sun Moths)

Genus Embola

Species ciccella (Embola ciccella - Hodges#2498)

Hodges Number

2498

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Embola ciccella (Barnes & Busck, 1920)

Phylogenetic sequence #078125

Size

Wingspan: 13-16mm [cite:1179096]

Identification

Adult: FW pale orange with rather strongly raised lead-colored spots along the costa and dorsal margin, extended as a bar the length of the termen. [cite:1179096]

Range

Southern Arizona, western New Mexico, to Zacatecas, Mexico [cite:1179096]

Distribution & Flight-period Chart (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group – image of pinned adult (1)

CalPhotos – larger image of Jerry Powell's pinned adult

BAMONA – description [cite:1179096]

Works Cited

1.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 3 January, 2016 - 12:52pm

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