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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Eucosmini » Retinia » Retinia gemistrigulana - Hodges#2898 (Retinia gemistrigulana)

Species Retinia gemistrigulana - Hodges#2898

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

2898 Retinia gemistrigulana ? - Retinia gemistrigulana

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Retinia gemistrigulana ? - Retinia gemistrigulana

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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 Retinia

Species gemistrigulana (Retinia gemistrigulana - Hodges#2898)

Hodges Number

2898

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Retinia gemistrigulana (Kearfott, 1905)

Evetria gemistrigulana Kearfott, 1905 (1)

Petrova gemistrigulana

Phylogenetic sequence #620727

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from geminate (double, in pairs) and strigulae (fine, short transverse marks or lines) meaning "paired-lines." Kearfott describes these lines in great detail. (2), (1)

Size

Wingspan 19-21 mm. (3)

Range

Records from eastern United States and southeastern Canada. (4)

Types: Tryon, NC (Fiske, May 17 to 25).

Food

Larval host is pine (Pinus). (5)

Print References

Kearfott, W.D. 1905. Descriptions of new species of tortricid moths, from North Carolina, with notes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28(1398): 349. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

William D. Kearfott

Works Cited

1.	Descriptions of new species of tortricid moths, from North Carolina, with notes William Dunham Kearfott. 1905. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 28(1398): 349-364.

2.	Explanation of terms used in entomology John Bernardh Smith. 1906. Brooklyn Entomological Society.

3.	Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae Carl Heinrich. 1923. United States National Museum Bulletin 123: 1-298.

4.	North American Moth Photographers Group

5.	HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database

Contributed by tom murray on 21 July, 2007 - 9:42am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Randy Hardy
Last updated 21 December, 2017 - 2:28pm

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