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Species Isophrictis rudbeckiella - Hodges#1700

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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 Anomologinae
Genus Isophrictis
Species rudbeckiella (Isophrictis rudbeckiella - Hodges#1700)
Hodges Number
1700
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Isophrictis rudbeckiella Bottimer, 1926
Identification
"Both species have the harpe of the male genitalia divided, but in the new species [rudbeckiella] it is nearly twice as long as in similiella." - Bottimer (1926)
Range
Type locality: Liberty, TX.
Print References
Bottimer, L.J. 1926. Notes on some Lepidoptera from eastern Texas. Journal of Agricultural Research 33(9): 810. Archived.
Braun, A.F. 1921. Notes on microlepidoptera with descriptions of new species. Entomological news, and proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 32: 8 (presumably I. rudbeckiella, see Bottimer, 1926).
Heinrich, C., 1921. Some Lepidoptera Likely to Be Confused with the Pink Bollworm. Journal of Agricultural Research 20(11): 814, pl. 95, fig. A (gen. - ♂ ) - Per Bottimer (1926), the ♂ genitalia figured by Heinrich (1921) is of I. rudbeckiella.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 25 April, 2020 - 4:29am
Additional contributions by Tony-2, Chuck Sexton
Last updated 19 November, 2023 - 4:06am

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