Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pococera expandens (Walker, 1863)
Benta expandens Walker, 1863
Tetralopha nephelotella (Hulst, 1888) - synonym Munroe, 1963: 679
Tetralopha expandens
Numbers
One of twenty-six species in the genus for North America
Life Cycle
larva, larval leaf shelter, close-up of larva, adult
See Also
Maple Webworm Moth -
Pococera asperatella
many similar Pococera sp.
Kimball (1965) wrote, "The determinations in this genus [Tetralopha] are very difficult and many of them unreliable."
(1)Print References
Hulst, G.D. 1888 New genera and species of Epipaschiae and Phycitidae.
Entomologica Americana. 4:
114 (description of
nephelotella)
Munroe, E. 1963 A New Species of Tetralopha (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Vaccinium. The Canadian Entomologist 95(7): 677-679
Walker, F. 1863 Crambites & Tortricites.
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. 27:
112