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Species Epinotia subviridis - Hodges#3298

Representative Images

unidentified moth - Epinotia subviridis micro moth - Epinotia subviridis Tortricid moth - Epinotia subviridis A Tortricid Moth - Epinotia subviridis Epinotia subviridis Urban pyraloid? - Epinotia subviridis Urban pyraloid? - Epinotia subviridis E. subviridis - Epinotia subviridis
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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 Epinotia
Species subviridis (Epinotia subviridis - Hodges#3298)

Hodges Number

3298

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Epinotia subviridis Heinrich 1929 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #621210

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "slightly green" for the "pale yellowish green tint on the lighter areas of the fore wing." (1)

Size

Wingspan 16-20 mm. (1)

Range

Records from British Columbia to California. (2)
Type locality: San Diego, California. (1)

Food

Heinrich listed the larval host as Monterey cypress (Hesperocyparis macrocarpa). (1) Other hosts include false cypress (Chamaecyparis), juniper (Juniperus) and arborvitae (Thuja). (3)

Print References

Heinrich, C. 1929. Notes on some North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 75(2779): 15. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
Carl Heinrich (Wikipedia)

Works Cited

1.Notes on some North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae
Carl Heinrich. 1929. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 75(2779): 1-23.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
Contributed by John F. Carr on 28 March, 2009 - 6:58pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 28 November, 2017 - 6:30pm

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