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Species Catastega timidella - Oak Trumpet Skeletonizer - Hodges#3333

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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 Catastega
Species timidella (Oak Trumpet Skeletonizer - Hodges#3333)

Hodges Number

3333

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Catastega timidella Clemens, 1861 (1)
Epinotia timidella Clemens, 1861 (2)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin timidus meaning "fearful, afraid, apprehensive, timid."

Size

Wingspan 15-19 mm. (3), (2)

Identification

Range

Records from the eastern half of the United States and southeastern Canada. (3)

Food

Larvae mine the leaves of oak. (1), (2)

Print References

Clemens, B., 1861. Micro-lepidopterous larvae. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 1: 87. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
Brackenridge Clemens (1825-1867)

Works Cited

1.Micro-Lepidopterous Larvae. Notes on a Few Species, the Imagos of Which Are Probably Undescribed
Clemens, B. 1861. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia. 1: 75-87.
2.Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae
Carl Heinrich. 1923. United States National Museum Bulletin 123: 1-298.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by tom murray on 17 May, 2009 - 6:36pm
Additional contributions by anitagould, Randy Hardy, Fyn Kynd, JoAnneRusso
Last updated 5 February, 2022 - 2:09pm

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