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Species Battaristis concinnusella - Hodges#2225

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Battaristis nigratomella - Battaristis concinnusella Unknown Moth - Battaristis concinnusella Battaristis concinusella - Battaristis concinnusella - male Gelechioidea ? - Battaristis concinnusella NJ Battaristis nigratomella - Battaristis concinnusella NJ Battaristis nigratomella - Battaristis concinnusella Battaristis concinnusella Battaristis concinnusella
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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 concinnusella (Battaristis concinnusella - Hodges#2225)

Hodges Number

2225

Other Common Names

Music Loving Moth (1)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Battaristis concinnusella (Chambers, 1877)
Gelechia concinnusella Chambers, 1875 (2)
Aproaerema concinusella (misspelling) (3)
Phylogenetic sequence #420466.00

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "neat, elegant, clever."

Numbers

Five described Battaristis species are found in America north of Mexico.
Several known species to be described in this group.

Size

Forewing length about 6 mm.

Identification

V shaped subterminal line with black dot at the apex.(1) (This mark shared with Battaristis nigratomella.)
Genitalia:
♂

Range

Southern Canada, much of the eastern United States and scattered records from the west as far as California.
Moth Photographers Group - large range map with collection dates.
Bug Guide - range map with monthly record of photos submitted to the guide.

Season

Most records are from April through October.

Food

Larval hosts include:
Solidago (goldenrod) * USDA plant profile
Aster

See Also

Battaristis nigratomella has a pale area along the base of the costa

Print References

Beadle, D. and S. Leckie 2012. Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. p. 64.(1)
Chambers, V.T., 1875. Tineina of the United States. Cincinnati Quarterly Journal of Science 2(3): 253. (2)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (4)
Moth Photographers Group related species
BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems
Moths of Maryland
Vactor Tousey Chambers (1830-1883)

Works Cited

1.Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America
David Beadle and Seabrooke Leckie. 2012. Houghton Mifflin.
2.Teneina of the United States.
Vactor Tousey Chambers . 1875. Cincinnati Quarterly Journal of Science 2(3): 226-258.
3.A revision of the American moths of the family Gelechiidae, with descriptions of new species
August Busck. 1903. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25: 767-938.
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 17 August, 2009 - 9:34pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Chuck Sexton, Randy Hardy, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 28 February, 2024 - 7:18am

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