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Species Jerapowellia burnsorum - Hodges#2888.2

Fringey Blood Thing - Jerapowellia burnsorum
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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 Jerapowellia
Species burnsorum (Jerapowellia burnsorum - Hodges#2888.2)
Hodges Number
2888.2
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Jerapowellia burnsorum Miller, 1995
Phylogenetic sequence #620718
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet in honor of John M. Burns and Sarah N. Burns, the earliest known collectors of the species.
Size
Forewing length 7.5-11.5 mm (Miller, 1995).
Range
Arizona and New Mexico (Miller, 1995).
Print References
Miller, W.E., 1995. Jerapowellia burnsorum, a new genus and species of moth from the southwestern United States (Tortricidae: Olethreutinae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 49(1): 26.
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