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Species Tiquadra inscitella - Hodges#0427

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Tiquadra inscitella - Hodges#0427 - Tiquadra inscitella Tiquadra inscitella Hapsiferinae? - Tiquadra inscitella Hapsiferinae? - Tiquadra inscitella Tiquadra inscitella Tiquadra inscitella One of the Depressariidae? - Tiquadra inscitella Tiquadra inscitella
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tineoidea (Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths)
Family Tineidae (Clothes Moths)
Subfamily Hapsiferinae
Genus Tiquadra
Species inscitella (Tiquadra inscitella - Hodges#0427)

Hodges Number

0427

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Tiquadra inscitella Walker, 1863

Size

Wingspan: 20 mm (1).

Identification

Wings with an brassy tinge beneath. Forewings with very minute black speckles, and with brown dots, which are most distinct along the borders. Hindwings paler than the forewings.

Range

MPG has records from Louisiana and southwest Mississippi in our area (1). The Lepidopterists' Society also includes a record from southeast Texas (Jefferson County) in its 2013 season summary.

Season

Records from April to November (1).

Print References

Walker, F. 1863. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. 27: 519.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)

Works Cited

1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 11 May, 2016 - 3:53pm
Last updated 4 January, 2017 - 11:21pm

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