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Species Battaristis pasadenae - Hodges#2228

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Battaristis 2681 - Battaristis pasadenae
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Anacampsinae
Tribe Anacampsini
Genus Battaristis
Species pasadenae (Battaristis pasadenae - Hodges#2228)

Hodges Number

2228

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Battaristis pasadenae (Keifer, 1935)
Duvita pasadenae Keifer, 1935 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #420469.00

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet for the type location.

Size

Wingspan 11-12 mm. (1)
Forewing length 4.2-6 mm. (2)

Range

Known from southern California.
Holotype male: Pasadena, California, September 21, 1934. (1)

Food

Powell and Opler reared them from the root crowns of snakeweed (Gutierrezia) and goldenbush (Isocoma) infested with the larvae of tortricids Sonia and Eucosma, surmising that Battaristis pasadenae may scavenge abandoned insect galleries. (1)

Print References

Keifer, H.H., 1935. California microlepidoptera VII. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, State of California, 24: 210. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (3)
Hartford Hammond Keifer (1902–1986) (4)

Works Cited

1.California microlepidoptera VII.
Hartford H. Keifer. 1935. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, State of California, 24: 195-218.
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.Hartford H. Keifer - pioneer California microlepidopterist
Jerry A Powell. 1990. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 44(4): 273-284.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 17 August, 2009 - 9:31pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 29 March, 2018 - 1:00pm

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