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Species Rostrolaetilia nigromaculella - Hodges#5960

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Phycitinae
Tribe Phycitini
No Taxon (Cactus-Feeding Group)
Genus Rostrolaetilia
Species nigromaculella (Rostrolaetilia nigromaculella - Hodges#5960)
Hodges Number
5960
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Rostrolaetilia nigromaculella (Hulst, 1901)
Aurora nigromaculella Hulst, 1901
Explanation of Names
nigromaculella is Latin for black spot.
Numbers
There are ten named species of the genus Rostrolaetilia in America north of Mexico. (1), (2)
Size
Wingspan:
males 14-15 mm.
females 13-18 mm.
Identification
Range
Arizona to western Texas. (3)
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Possible two flights with most records from August to September.
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Hulst, G.D. 1900. New species of Lepidoptera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 8(4): 224
Neunzig, H.H. 1997. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.4. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p.30, plate 1, figs. 24-25. (4)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (5)
Works Cited
1.Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.Moths of Southeast Arizona
4.The Moths of North America north of Mexico. Fascicle 15.4. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae, Phycitinae (part)
H. H. Neunzig. 1997. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
5.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 27 August, 2009 - 8:53am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 3 December, 2013 - 1:01am

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