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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Eucosmini » Gretchena » Ironwood Fruitworm Moth - Hodges#3265 (Gretchena delicatana)

Species Gretchena delicatana - Ironwood Fruitworm Moth - Hodges#3265

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Gretchena delicatana - female Gretchena delicatana - male Gretchena delicatana - male Gretchena delicatana - male Ironwood Fruitworm Moth - Gretchena delicatana Gretchena delicatana Gretchena delicatana Gretchena delicatana
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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 Gretchena
Species delicatana (Ironwood Fruitworm Moth - Hodges#3265)
Hodges Number
3265
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Gretchena delicatana Heinrich, 1923
Size
Heinrich (1923) listed the wingspan 14-16 mm.
Identification
Genitalia:
Season
Paratypes collected April- May.
Food
Heinrich (1923) reported host plant unkown.
Print References
Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States.(1)
Heinrich, C. 1923. North American Eucosmini. Bulletin of the United States, 122: 185, fig. 320.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group(2)
BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data System(3)
Works Cited
1.Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States, An Identification Guide
Gilligan, Todd M., Donald J. Wright, and Loran D. Gibson. 2008. Ohio Biological Survey, P.O. Box 21370, Columbus, Ohio 43221-0370.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 26 June, 2018 - 9:53am
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 9 August, 2024 - 2:12pm

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