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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Eucosmini » Pelochrista » cataclystiana group (Pelochrista cataclystiana group) » Pelochrista conspiciendana - Hodges#3143 (Pelochrista conspiciendana)

Species Pelochrista conspiciendana - Hodges#3143

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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 Pelochrista
No Taxon (cataclystiana group)
Species conspiciendana (Pelochrista conspiciendana - Hodges#3143)
Hodges Number
3143
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pelochrista conspiciendana (Heinrich, 1923) (1)
Eucosma conspiciendana Heinrich, 1923 (2)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin cōnspicienda meaning "to be watched, noticed."
Size
Wingspan: 17-18 mm(2).
Range
"Extends from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast and from southern Alberta to the Mexican border." (3).
Types: Stockton, UT (Tom Spalding, VII-4-4, VI-27-4); Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, CA; Eureka, UT (Tom Spalding, V-31-10); St. Ignatius, MT.
Season
Most records are from June to August (3).
See Also
Pelochrista cataclystiana
Print References
Brown, J.W. 2005. World catalogue of insects. Vol. 5. Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, 741 pp (4).
Gilligan, T.M., Wright, D.J. 2013. Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Zootaxa. 3746(2): 301–337 (1).
Heinrich, C. 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae. United States National Museum Bulletin 123: 135; f.157 (2).
Internet References
Species page at Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (5)
Species page at The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (6)
Carl Heinrich (Wikipedia)
Works Cited
1.Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini)
Todd M. Gilligan, Donald J. Wright. 2013. Zootaxa 3746(2): 301–337.
2.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.
3.Pelochrista Lederer of the Contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini)
Donald J. Wright & Todd M. Gilligan. 2017. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Fascicle 9.5.
4.World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 5: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera)
John Wesley Brown, Joaquin Baixeras. 2005. Apollo Books.
5.North American Moth Photographers Group
6.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 10 June, 2017 - 3:43pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 19 December, 2017 - 10:32am

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