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Species Epilechia catalinella - Hodges#2259

Representative Images

Moth R - Epilechia catalinella White crossed Moth - Epilechia catalinella Arizona Moth - Epilechia catalinella Aroga? - Epilechia catalinella Epilechia catalinella Epilechia catalinella Epilechia catalinella Epilechia catalinella
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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 Apatetrinae
Tribe Pexicopiini
Genus Epilechia
Species catalinella (Epilechia catalinella - Hodges#2259)

Hodges Number

2259

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Epilechia catalinella (Busck, 1907) (1)
Gelechia catalinella Busck, 1907 (2)
* phylogenetic sequence #069400

Explanation of Names

Specific name catalinella refers to the type location Catalina Springs.

Size

Wingspan about 20 mm. (2)

Range

Records from Arizona and west Texas. (3)
Type locality: "Catalina Springs", Arizona (August). (2)

See Also

Aroga paulella

Print References

Busck, A. 1907. New Genera and Species of American Microlepidoptera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 15: 136 (2)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.Restriction of the genus Gelechia (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), with descriptions of new genera
August Busck. 1939. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 86(3064): 563-593.
2.New genera and species of American Microlepidoptera
August Busck. 1907. Journal of The New York Entomological Society 15: 134--140.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 14 January, 2008 - 7:48pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 21 August, 2013 - 12:04am

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