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Species Taygete citrinella - Hodges#1843

Representative Images

Arizona Moth - Taygete citrinella Arizona Moth - Taygete citrinella Taygete citrinella Taygete citrinella Micro Moth - Taygete citrinella
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Autostichidae
Subfamily Symmocinae
Genus Taygete
Species citrinella (Taygete citrinella - Hodges#1843)

Hodges Number

1843

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Taygete citrinella (Barnes & Busck, 1920)
Epithectis citrinella Barnes & Busck, 1920

Identification

See original description in print references below.

Range

Records from California and Arizona (1).

Season

Records from June and July (1).

Print References

Barnes & Busck, 1920. Contributions to the Natural History of Lepidoptera of North America. 4(3): 224.

Internet References

Species page at Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)
Species page at 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 4 September, 2016 - 9:05pm
Last updated 8 January, 2017 - 7:25pm

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