Species Besciva n-sp - new-species - Hodges#1841.89

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Hodges #2216 – Ymeldia janae – Jane's Ymeldia Moth - Besciva n-sp

Jane's Ymeldia - Hodges #2216 - Besciva n-sp

Small moth attracted to blacklight - Besciva n-sp

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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 Gelechiinae

Tribe Gelechiini

Genus Besciva

Species n-sp (new-species - Hodges#1841.89)

Hodges Number

1841.89

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Besciva n. sp.

Remarks

Images posted to this page prior to 03/24/2019 were previously misidentified as Ymeldia janae Hodges, 1965, a species which bears little resemblance to Besciva. Jim Vargo, pers. comm. 03/21/2019, noted that all the images of Y. janae at MPG were misidentified and appeared to refer to Heppner's undescribed species in the genus Besciva. Kimball (1965:278) (1) listed Besciva, det. Clark, from multiple locations in Florida. Heppner (2017) (2) likewise listed Besciva. Based on images at BOLD and the original description of the genus and type, it would appear that Jim Vargo's hunch is reasonably well supported. - Steve Nanz, 03/23/2019

Print References

Busck, A., 1914. New genera and species of Microlepidoptera from Panama. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 47 (2043): 6.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (3)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4) - species page for Besciva longitudinella Busck, 1914

Works Cited

1.	The Lepidoptera of Florida: An Annotated Checklist. Charles P. Kimball. 1965. Florida Dept. of Ag. Gainesville, FL. v + 363 pp.

2.	Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.

3.	North American Moth Photographers Group

4.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Steve Nanz on 23 March, 2019 - 4:23am
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 28 July, 2019 - 9:57pm

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