Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Isa schaefferana Dyar,1905
Sisyrosea schaefferana Dyar, 1905
Explanation of Names
Named in honor of Mr. Charles Frederick August Schaeffer, entomologist at the Brooklyn Museum, who collected the specimens in the Huachuca Mountains of Arizona.
Size
Forewing length 11-13 mm.
(1)Range
Central Arizona to northern Mexico.
(1) MPG records from southwestern New Mexico and west Texas.
(2)
Type Location: Huachuca Mountains, Arizona.
See Also
Easily confused with pale forms of
Monoleuca occidentalis.
(1)Print References
Dyar, H.G. 1905. A list of American Cochlidian moths, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 29:
375
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. pl.20.36m, p.164
(1)Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman on 23 August, 2009 - 8:09pm
Additional contributions by
Randy HardyLast updated 4 December, 2013 - 1:22am