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Species Pelochrista vandana - Hodges#3170

Pelochrista vandana Pelochrista womonana - Pelochrista vandana Pelochrista vandana Unknown moth - Pelochrista vandana Unknown moth - Pelochrista vandana
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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 (canana group)
Species vandana (Pelochrista vandana - Hodges#3170)
Hodges Number
3170
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pelochrista vandana (Kearfott, 1907)
Eucosma vandana Kearfott, 1907
Eucosma pholas Meyrick, 1912
Range
Originally thought to be restricted to Florida, this species is found west to Texas and Nebraska. [cite:1636722]
TL: USA, "Florida, Hastings"
See Also
Pelochrista womonana (Kearfott, 1907) "... differs from P. vandana in its grayer overall forewing coloration, a more clearly discernible grayish-white interfacial spot on the inner margin, and the lack of a white speckled appearance..." [cite:1636722,98]
Print References
Kearfott, 1907. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 33: 24.
Meyrick, 1912 (Eucosma), Ent. mon. Mag. 48: 34