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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 argentifurcatana - Hodges#3014.2 (Pelochrista argentifurcatana)

Species Pelochrista argentifurcatana - Hodges#3014.2

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Pelochrista ridingsana (Snakeweed borer) - Pelochrista argentifurcatana Pelochrista argentifurcatana #1 - Pelochrista argentifurcatana Pelochrista argentifurcatana #2 - Pelochrista argentifurcatana Pelochrista argentifurcatana Pelochrista argentifurcatana Pelochrista argentifurcatana in sandplain heath habitat - Pelochrista argentifurcatana Pelochrista argentifurcatana in sandplain heath habitat - Pelochrista argentifurcatana Pelochrista argentifurcatana in sandplain heath habitat - Pelochrista argentifurcatana
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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 argentifurcatana (Pelochrista argentifurcatana - Hodges#3014.2)
Hodges Number
3014.2
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pelochrista argentifurcatana (Grote, 1876)
Size
mean FWL = 9 mm (1)
Range
east of the Mississippi River (1)
Habitat
remnant grasslands and coastal locations (1)
Season
late July to October (1)
See Also
Pelochrista ridingsana has very similar maculation but is generally larger and is primarily found west of the Mississippi River. (1)
Pelochrista griselda has very similar maculation but is considerably larger and is found in the Southwest. (1)
Internet References
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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 Aaron Hunt on 21 August, 2019 - 11:08am
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 6 August, 2023 - 6:34pm

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