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Species Rhyacionia salmonicolor - Hodges#2874

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Unknown little - Rhyacionia salmonicolor Unknown little orange/red moth - Rhyacionia salmonicolor Unknown little - Rhyacionia salmonicolor Unknown Moth - Rhyacionia salmonicolor
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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 Rhyacionia (Pine Tip Moths)
Species salmonicolor (Rhyacionia salmonicolor - Hodges#2874)

Hodges Number

2874

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Rhyacionia salmonicolor Powell, 1978 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #620701

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet for its "salmon-colored forewings." (1)

Size

Forewing length 7.2-7.7 mm (1).

Identification

Forewings salmon-colored with a thin dark longitudinal streak through the cell (1).

Range

Known from the Davis Mountains of west Texas (1).

Food

Suspected to be ponderosa pine (1).

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.Nearctic pine tip moths of the genus Rhyacionia: Biosystematic review (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Olethreutinae)
Powell, Jerry A. 1978. United States Department of Agriculture.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 10 July, 2017 - 7:22pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy
Last updated 5 December, 2017 - 8:35pm

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