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Species Anderida sonorella - Hodges#5933

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Moth #08-231 - Anderida sonorella Arizona Moth - Anderida sonorella Anderida sonorella Arizona Moth - Anderida sonorella Arizona Moth - Anderida sonorella Phycitini ? - Anderida sonorella Phycitini ? - Anderida sonorella Anderida sonorella- - Anderida sonorella
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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 Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Phycitinae
Tribe Phycitini
No Taxon (Homoeosoma Series)
Genus Anderida
Species sonorella (Anderida sonorella - Hodges#5933)

Hodges Number

5933

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Euzophera sonorella Ragonot 1887

Size

forewing length = 6.5-10 mm (1)

Identification

Forewing ground color fuscous with costal area mainly white; AM/PM lines usually represented by dark transvers patches, but some specimens lack this banding. (1)

Range

Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas (1)

Season

May thru September (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.The Moths of North America north of Mexico. Fascicle 15.4. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae, Phycitinae (part)
H. H. Neunzig. 1997. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 20 April, 2009 - 8:39pm
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 14 February, 2023 - 10:15pm

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