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Species Eupinivora ponderosae - Hodges#3801.5

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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 Tortricinae
Tribe Cochylini
Genus Eupinivora
Species ponderosae (Eupinivora ponderosae - Hodges#3801.5)

Hodges Number

3801.5

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eupinivora ponderosae Brown, 2013 (1)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet for the host plant.

Size

Forewing length: ♂ 7.5–9 mm, ♀ 8.5–9.5 mm. (2)

Range

Western United States - AZ, CO, NV, NM, TX, UT, WY. (2)

Food

Pinus ponderosa.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (3)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)
Wikipedia (2)
John W. Brown

Works Cited

1.A new genus of pine-feeding Cochylina from the western United States and northern Mexico (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Euliini)
John W. Brown. 2013. Zootaxa, 3640(2): 270-283.
2.Wikipedia
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 9 August, 2017 - 9:33pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 2 February, 2018 - 4:21pm

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