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Species Hahncappsia fordi - Hodges#4960

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Pyraustinae
Tribe Pyraustini
Genus Hahncappsia
Species fordi (Hahncappsia fordi - Hodges#4960)
Hodges Number
4960
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Loxostege fordi Capps, 1967
Size
forewing length 9-11 mm (1)
Identification
Described by Munroe in MONA Fascicle 13.2A as "remarkably similar in appearance to Helvibotys helvialis". The two species can be separated by examination of genitalia and the tibia. However, the range of these two species does not overlap, with helvialis only ranging as far west as Brownsville, TX. (1)
Range
Palm Springs, CA to southern AZ and south into Sonora, Mexico (1)
Season
April to October (1)
See Also
Hahncappsia alpinensis is a bit larger than fordi with paler ground color and weaker markings. The range for alpinensis is from the White Mountains of Arizona southward and eastward to Brownsville, TX. It is not clear if the range of fordi overlaps the range of alpinensis in SE Arizona. (1)
Helvibotys helvialis is an eastern species ranging from Massachusetts and Ontario south to Florida and west to Brownsville, TX. (1)
Print References
Capps, H. W. 1967: Review of some species of Loxostege Hübner and descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Pyraustidae: Pyraustinae). – Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Washington 120 (3561): 11, figs 18, 84, 107 (2).
Munroe, E., 1976. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 13.2a, p. 41; pl. 3.61,68. (1)