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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Scavenger Moths (Blastobasidae) » Scavenger Moths (Blastobasinae) » Holcocerini » Calosima » Calosima argyrosplendella - Hodges#1168 (Calosima argyrosplendella)

Species Calosima argyrosplendella - Hodges#1168

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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 Blastobasidae (Scavenger Moths)
Subfamily Blastobasinae (Scavenger Moths)
Tribe Holcocerini
Genus Calosima
Species argyrosplendella (Calosima argyrosplendella - Hodges#1168)
Hodges Number
1168
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Calosima argyrosplendella Dietz, 1910
Identification
Genitalia:
Range
Lectotype: Hazleton, PA.
Patatypes: Vowells, LA; Hastings, FL.
See Also
Calosima dianella is larger and has broader wings.
Print References
Adamski, D. & R. W. Hodges, 1996. An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 98(4): 717.
Dietze, W.G., 1910. Revision of the Blastobasidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 36: 22.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 7 January, 2022 - 7:36am
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 2 September, 2023 - 7:35pm

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