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Species Pelochrista dodana - Pelochrista dodana - Hodges#3081

Alpine moth - Pelochrista dodana
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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
Species dodana (Pelochrista dodana - Hodges#3081)
Hodges Number
3081
Identification
Photo of specimen from Colorado:
Range
Alaska, western Canada, and Colorado
Habitat
Found above the treeline in Colorado (11,000 feet and above). Occurs in alpine habitats throughout the Canadian Rockies and into the Arctic.
Remarks
Appears to be mostly diurnal.