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Species Pelochrista aurilineana - Hodges#3011.1

Eucosma indagatricana- - Pelochrista aurilineana

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)

Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)

Subfamily Olethreutinae

Tribe Eucosmini

Genus Pelochrista

No Taxon (ridingsana group)

Species aurilineana (Pelochrista aurilineana - Hodges#3011.1 )

Hodges Number

3011.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Pelochrista aurilineana (Ferris, 2005) Gilligan & Wright, 2013 (1)

Eucosma aurilineana Ferris, 2005 (2)

Explanation of Names

aurilineana is derived from Latin meaning "gold-lined". (2)

Size

Forewing length 13.0 – 17.5 mm. (2)

Range

Known from Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. (2)

Food

Larvae bore into roots of Ericameria viscidiflora and possibly Gutierrezia sarothrae. (2)

See Also

Eucosma crambitana

E. ridingsana

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.	Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini) Todd M. Gilligan, Donald J. Wright. 2013. Zootaxa 3746(2): 301–337.

2.	A new species of Eucosma Hübner from the Western United States (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Clifford D. Ferris. 2005. Magnolia Press Zootaxa 806: 1–8.

3.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 8 September, 2009 - 4:09pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy
Last updated 1 December, 2017 - 1:27pm

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