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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Eucosmini » Pelochrista » ridingsana group (Pelochrista ridingsana group) » Pelochrista griselda - Hodges#3014.1 (Pelochrista griselda)

Species Pelochrista griselda - Hodges#3014.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Season · See Also · 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 Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Olethreutinae
Tribe Eucosmini
Genus Pelochrista
No Taxon (ridingsana group)
Species griselda (Pelochrista griselda - Hodges#3014.1)
Hodges Number
3014.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pelochrista griselda (Blanchard & Knudson, 1982)
Size
mean FWL = 12.7 mm (1)
Range
Arizona to far western Texas (1)
Season
Spring - March to June (1)
See Also
Pelochrista ridingsana is also a western species and cannot be separated from griselda based upon maculation, but it typically flies later from July to October. (1)
Pelochrista argentifurcatana has very similar maculation, but is considerably smaller and is found east of the Mississippi River. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.Pelochrista Lederer of the Contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini)
Donald J. Wright & Todd M. Gilligan. 2017. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Fascicle 9.5.
Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 10 August, 2018 - 9:16pm
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 6 August, 2023 - 6:22pm

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