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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Depressariidae » Depressariinae » Semioscopis » Semioscopis inornata - Hodges#0914 (Semioscopis inornata)

Species Semioscopis inornata - Hodges#0914

Classification · Hodges Number · Other Common Names · Pronunciation · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Depressariidae
Subfamily Depressariinae
Genus Semioscopis
Species inornata (Semioscopis inornata - Hodges#0914)
Hodges Number
0914
Other Common Names
Dull Flatbody Moth
Pronunciation
in-or-NAH-ta
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Semioscopis inornata Walsingham, 1882 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #420128
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet means "not ornate" for the "very inconspicuous" markings. (1)
Size
Forewing length 10.5-15.0 mm. (2)
Wingspan 33 mm. (1)
Identification
Adult - see original description in Print References. (1)
Genitalia:
♀
♂
Range
Canada and northern U.S. (approximately following the 40° N parallel) (3), Colorado, and the White Mountains of Arizona. (2)
Food
Larvae feed on trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides), largetooth apsen (Populus grandidentata), willows (Salix spp.) and balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera). (3), (2)
Life Cycle
Larvae are leafrollers in June and July. (3)
Print References
Walsingham, T. de Grey, 1882. Notes on Tineidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 10: 174. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
University of Alberta Entomology Collection
Thomas de Grey Walsingham (Wikipedia)
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Works Cited
1.Notes on Tineidae of North America.
Lord Walsingham. 1882. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 10: 165-204.
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
3.University of Alberta Entomology Collection
Contributed by A.W. Thomas on 17 April, 2005 - 3:48pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, anitagould, ceiseman, marcie oconnor, Randy Hardy, JoAnneRusso, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 30 August, 2023 - 12:24pm

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