Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Cosmet Moths (Cosmopterigidae) » Chrysopeleiinae » Walshia

Genus Walshia

stem gall on leadplant - Walshia amorphella A Walshia sp. - Walshia Sweetclover Root Borer Moth - Walshia Cosmopterigidae, lateral - Walshia Walshia? - Walshia #1615 - Walshia miscecolorella? - Walshia Walshia miscecolorella Hodges #1615 - Walshia Walshia
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both
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 Walshia
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Walshia Clemens, 1860
Identification
Many species look very similar and dissection may be required for a species ID. see article here
Print References
Clemens, B. 1860. North American Micro-Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia. 2: 418
Hodges, R.W. 1961. Review of the genus Walshia Clemens with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. 56:66-80 (1) - species descriptions and key based on genitalia.
Hodges, R.W. 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 126; pl. 4.60. (2)
Works Cited
1.Review of the genus Walshia Clemens with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)
R.W. Hodges. 1961. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, Vol. 56, pp. 66-80.
2.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.
Contributed by tom murray on 1 September, 2007 - 8:32am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Edward Ruden, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 11 December, 2024 - 8:27am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo