Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Glyphidocera lactiflosella (Chambers, 1878)
Gelechia lactiflosella Chambers 1878
Trichotaphe lactiflosella (1) Size
Chambers (1878) listed a wingspan of .5" (12.7 mm).
Range
Heppner (2003) reported the range to include Maryland to Florida
(2); Arkansas
(3) to Texas
(4)(5).
(6)
Reported on the Maine checklist (July & August).
(7)
Chambers (1878) reported the holotype from Bosque County, Texas.
(1)Season
Heppner (2003) reported a flight period of January to October.
(6)Food
Heppner (2003) listed the host as unknown.
(6)Remarks
According to Dave Adamski, this is our only North American Glyphidocera species that is predominantly white. [Robert Zimlich]
Print References
Busck, A., 1903. A revision of the American moths of the family Gelechiidae, with descriptions of new species.
Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 25: 914.
(1)
Chambers, V.T., 1878.
Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey. Washington, 4:
89,
144.
Forbes, W.T.M., 1923. The Lepidoptera of New York and neighboring states, primitive forms Microlepidoptera, Pyraloids, Bombyces.
Cornell university. Agricultural Experiment Station. Memoir 68:
286.
(8)
