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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae) » Phycitinae » Phycitini » Ephestia Series » Ephestia » Ephestia columbiella - Hodges#6020.1 (Ephestia columbiella)

Species Ephestia columbiella - Hodges#6020.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Moth with ID help, please - Ephestia columbiella Hodges #6020.1 - Ephestia columbiella - Ephestia columbiella Moth - Ephestia columbiella Moth - Ephestia columbiella pyralid - Ephestia columbiella Ephestia columbiella unknown moth - Ephestia columbiella
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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 Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Phycitinae
Tribe Phycitini
No Taxon (Ephestia Series)
Genus Ephestia
Species columbiella (Ephestia columbiella - Hodges#6020.1)
Hodges Number
6020.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ephestia columbiella Neunzig, 1990
Size
Wing Length: 4.5 - 6.0 mm (1)
Identification
Adult: FW fuscous to pale brown; base dusted with white ● AM and PM moderately distinct, white (formed by white-tipped scales) ● Medial area lightly dusted white ● Discal spots brown to black, indistinct ● terminal area lightly dusted white (1)
Larva: Unknown (1)
Range
Known from North America, including Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and West Virginia. (2)
Distribution & Flight-period Chart (3)
See Also
Cabnia myronella
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group – species page (3)
BOLD Systems - images of DNA supported specimens (4)
Wikipedia - species page (2)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3: Pyraloidea: Pyralidae (Part), Phycitinae (Part)
H H Neunzig. 1990. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.Wikipedia
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 4 March, 2016 - 3:21pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, JohnMaxwell22, Robert Lord Zimlich
Last updated 19 December, 2019 - 2:22pm

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