Species Pyla insinuatrix - Hodges#5826

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · Season · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited

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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 (Nephopteryx Series)

Genus Pyla

Species insinuatrix (Pyla insinuatrix - Hodges#5826)

Hodges Number

5826

Size

Forewing length 11-13 mm (1)

Identification

The most clearly marked species of all the gray Pyla with strong contrast between the pale and dark areas of the forewings. (1)

Range

Nova Scotia west to Alberta and in the Great Lakes region of the U.S. (1)

Season

July to August (1)

See Also

Pyla aenigmatica

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.	The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 15.5. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae, Phycitinae H. H. Neunzig. 2003. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

Contributed by Steve Morris on 23 December, 2022 - 10:43am

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