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Species Carolana ascriptella - Hodges#1062

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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 Oecophoridae (Concealer Moths)
Subfamily Oecophorinae
Tribe Oecophorini
Genus Carolana
Species ascriptella (Carolana ascriptella - Hodges#1062)
Hodges Number
1062
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Carolana ascriptella (Busck, 1908)
Borkhausenia ascriptella Busck, 1908
* phylogenetic sequence #030525
Size
Wingspan 9-12 mm. (1)
Identification
Genitalia:
♀
♂
Range
Scattered records from the eastern half of the United States. (2)
Print References
Busck, A. 1908. Descriptions of some new microlepidoptera from Pennsylvania. The Canadian Entomologist 40(6): 194
Clarke, J.F.G. 1941. Revision of the North American moths of the family Oecophoridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90(3107): 240-241 (1)
Hodges, R.W. 1974. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.2: p.126, pl.7.22-23 (3)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Works Cited
1.Revision of the North American moths of the family Oecophoridae, with descriptions of new genera and species
J. F. Gates Clarke. 1941. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90(3107): 33-286.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.The Moths of America North of Mexico Fascicle 6.2 Gelechioidea, Oecophoridae
Ronald W. Hodges. 1974. E. W. Classey Ltd. and RBD Publications Inc.
Contributed by tom murray on 4 January, 2008 - 7:21pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 28 April, 2024 - 3:15pm

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