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Species Rostrolaetilia minimella - Hodges#5955

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)

Family Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)

Subfamily Phycitinae

Tribe Phycitini

No Taxon (Cactus-Feeding Group)

Genus Rostrolaetilia

Species minimella (Rostrolaetilia minimella - Hodges#5955)

Hodges Number

5955

Size

4.5-6 mm FW (1)

Range

southern California, northwestern Nevada (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.	The Moths of North America north of Mexico. Fascicle 15.4. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae, Phycitinae (part) H. H. Neunzig. 1997. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

Contributed by Steve Morris on 11 November, 2022 - 8:58am
Last updated 11 November, 2022 - 10:05am

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