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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Pyraustinae » Pyraustini » Hahncappsia » Hahncappsia coloradensis - Hodges#4970 (Hahncappsia coloradensis)

Species Hahncappsia coloradensis - Hodges#4970

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · 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 Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Pyraustinae
Tribe Pyraustini
Genus Hahncappsia
Species coloradensis (Hahncappsia coloradensis - Hodges#4970)
Hodges Number
4970
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hahncappsia coloradensis (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Botys coloradensis Grote & Robinson, 1867
Size
Male wingspan: 23-31 mm (1)
Female wingspan: 27-31 mm (1)
Identification
See Capps (1967) (1)
Range
AZ, UT, CO, IO, KS, MS, OK, TX (1)
Season
June to August (2)
Food
Helianthus (sunflower).
See Also
Hahncappsia pergilvalis
Print References
Capps, H W. 1967. Review of some species of Loxostege (Hübner) and descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Pyraustidae: Pyrausinae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 120(3361): 25 (1)
Grote, A. R. & C. T. Robinson 1867: Descriptions of American Lepidoptera. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 1: 25
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (3)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)
Works Cited
1.Review of some species of Loxostege (Hübner) and descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Pyraustidae, Pyrausinae)
Hahn W. Capps. 1967. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 120(3361): 1-75.
2.The Moths of America North of Mexico - Fascicle 13.2a - Pyralidae: Pyraustinae
Eugene Munroe. 1976. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 3 October, 2008 - 10:15am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, John Davis, Steve Morris
Last updated 4 February, 2023 - 6:03pm

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