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Species Olethreutes comandranum - Hodges#2777

Olethreutinae,  dorsal - Olethreutes comandranum - female Olethreutinae, larva on Bastard Toadflax - Olethreutes comandranum - female Olethreutinae, larva, dorsal - Olethreutes comandranum - female Olethreutinae, pupation shelter - Olethreutes comandranum Olethreutinae, pupation shelter opened - Olethreutes comandranum Olethreutinae - Olethreutes comandranum - female Olethreutes comandranum Olethreutes comandranum
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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 Olethreutini
Genus Olethreutes
Species comandranum (Olethreutes comandranum - Hodges#2777)
Hodges Number
2777
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Olethreutes comandranum (Clarke, 1953)
Exartema comandranum Clarke, 1953
Range
Type locality: Putnam, IL.
Food
The larva feeds on Comandra umbellata (Santalaceae).
Print References
Clarke, J.F.G., 1953. New species of Olethreutidae from Illinois. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 43: 230.
Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 60.36. (out of print)