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Species Leucogoniella californica - Hodges#1848

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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 Leucogoniella
Species californica (Leucogoniella californica - Hodges#1848)
Hodges Number
1848
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Leucogoniella californica (Keifer, 1930)
Epithectis californica Keifer, 1930 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #420455.00
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet for the type location.
Size
Wingspan 7.5-9.5 mm. (1)
Range
California.
Holotype male: near Fair Oaks, Sacramento, California, September 19, 1928 (Keifer). (1)
Print References
Keifer, H.H., 1930. California microlepidoptera IV. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 7(1): 27. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Hartford Hammond Keifer (1902–1986)
Works Cited
1.California microlepidoptera IV.
Hartford H. Keifer. 1930. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 7(1): 27-34.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Ken Schneider on 31 August, 2009 - 6:52pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 31 March, 2018 - 8:23am

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