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Species Dichomeris acuminatus - Hodges#2284

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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 Dichomeridinae
Genus Dichomeris
Species acuminatus (Dichomeris acuminatus - Hodges#2284)
Hodges Number
2284
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)
Mesophleps acuminatus Staudinger, 1876
Print References
Hodges, 1986: 38; pl. 4.1. (1)
Staudinger, A., 1876. Beiträge zur Lepidopteren- Fauna Sicilien's. Entomologische Zeitung, 37: 148.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico: Fascicle 7.1, Revision of North American Gelechiidae family and...
Hodges, R. W. 1986. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 14 September, 2019 - 2:00pm
Last updated 21 May, 2021 - 3:52pm

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