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Species Ithome aquila - Hodges#1642

Ithome aquila Ithome aquila
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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 Cosmopterigidae (Cosmet Moths)
Subfamily Chrysopeleiinae
Genus Ithome
Species aquila (Ithome aquila - Hodges#1642)
Hodges Number
1642
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ithome aquila Hodges, 1978
Size
Forewing length: 3.1-3.5 mm (1).
Identification
Best separated from other Ithome spp. through dissection.
Range
South Florida (1).
Season
Records from November to April (1).
Food
"Larvae feed on flowers of Pithecellobium unguis-cati (L.) Bentham. (1)
Internet References
Species page at Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)
Species page at The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of North America North of Mexico. Fascicle 6.1, Gelechioidea, Antequerinae, Cosmopteriginae, Chrysopeleiinae.
Hodges, R. W. 1978. London: E. W. Classey Ltd. and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, 166 pp.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 9 February, 2017 - 12:23am
Last updated 11 February, 2017 - 6:23pm

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