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Species Pelochrista biplagata - Hodges#3107

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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 Pelochrista
No Taxon (primulana group)
Species biplagata (Pelochrista biplagata - Hodges#3107)
Hodges Number
3107
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pelochrista biplagata (Walsingham, 1895) Gilligan & Wright, 2013
Paedisca biplagata Walsingham, 1895 (1)
Eucosma biplagata Fernald, 1903
Phylogenetic sequence #620901
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin meaning "two-spotted" for the "two small patches of fawn-brown scales." (2), (1)
Size
Wingspan 24 mm. (1)
Range
Records from California, Washington and Colorado. (3), (1)
Type locality: Loveland, Colorado (Smith, July 1891).
Print References
Walsingham, Lord. 1895. New species of North American Tortricidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1895 p. 507; Pl.12, f.8. (1)
Works Cited
1.XXI. New Species of North American Tortricidae.
Lord Walsingham. 1895. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1895: 495-518.
2.Explanation of terms used in entomology
John Bernardh Smith. 1906. Brooklyn Entomological Society.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems