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Species Eucosma amphorana - Hodges#2922

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)

Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)

Subfamily Olethreutinae

Tribe Eucosmini

Genus Eucosma

No Taxon (refusana group)

Species amphorana (Eucosma amphorana - Hodges#2922)

Hodges Number

2922

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eucosma amphorana (Walsingham, 1879)

Semasia amphorana Walsingham, 1879 (1)

Thiodia amphorana (Walsingham, 1879)

Phaneta amphorana (Walsingham, 1879)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin amphora meaning "a bottle with two handles" for the "occelated mark of the form of a double-handled bottle" on the wings. (1)

Size

Wingspan 17-21 mm. (1)

Forewing length 7.0-9.5 mm. (2)

Identification

"Forewing color varies from gray to yellow with numerous intermediate forms, some featuring both yellow and gray in the interfascial areas and variable hoary white overscaling" (3).

Range

Southern California to northern Washington (3), with one record from British Columbia here on BugGuide.

Type locality: Camp Watson, Oregon.

Season

February to November with most adults flying in the spring or fall. (3)

Food

Records from Grindelia camporum and Isocoma menziesii (both in Asteraceae). (3), (2)

Life Cycle

Several generations per year. (3)

Print References

Walingham, Lord. 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum 4: 63; Pl.74, f.9. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (4)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (5)

Lord Walsingham (Wikipedia)

Works Cited

1.	North-American Torticidae Thomas, Lord Walsingham. 1879. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. 4.

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

3.	Eucosma Hübner of the contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini) Donald J. Wright & Todd M. Gilligan. 2015. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Fascicle 9.4.

4.	North American Moth Photographers Group

5.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 29 August, 2016 - 3:37pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 7 December, 2017 - 4:52pm

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