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Species Aproaerema adversa - Hodges#2218

Syncopacma adversa reared from Psoraldium tenuiflorum - Aproaerema adversa

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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 Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Subfamily Anacampsinae

Tribe Anacampsini

Genus Aproaerema

Species adversa (Aproaerema adversa - Hodges#2218)

Hodges Number

2218

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Aproaerema adversa (Braun, 1930)

Syncopacma adversa (Braun, 1930)

Stomopteryx adversa Braun, 1930(1)

Size

Braun (1930) reported 13-13.5 mm wingspan.(1)

Identification

Braun (1930) original description is available online from link in print references.

Food

Braun (1930) reared on Orbexilum onobrychis [Psoralea onobrychis] (Nutt.) (French-grass).(1)

The species has been reared from larva living between leaflets of Psoraldium tenuiflorum.

Print References

Aarvik, L., B.Å. Bengtsson, H. Elven, P. Ivinskis, U. Jürivete, O. Karsholt, M. Mutanen, N. Savenkov, 2017. Nordic-Baltic Checklist of Lepidoptera. Norwegian Journal of Entomology, Supplement 3:PDF

Braun, A. 1930. Notes and new species of microlepidoptera from the Mineral Springs Region of Adams County, Ohio. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 56(1):

7. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group(2)

Works Cited

1.	Notes and new species of microlepidoptera from the Mineral Springs Region of Adams County, Ohio. Annette F. Braun. 1930. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 56(1): 1-17.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 24 June, 2018 - 6:01pm
Last updated 24 June, 2018 - 8:41pm

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