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Species Meroptera anaimella - Hodges#5785.1

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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 (Nephopteryx Series)
No Taxon (Sciota Group)
Genus Meroptera
Species anaimella (Meroptera anaimella - Hodges#5785.1 )
Hodges Number
5785.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Meroptera anaimella Blanchard & Knudson, 1985
Numbers
There are six Meroptera listed for America north of Mexico.
Size
Forewing length 10-12 mm. (1)
Range
Southern California to Oklahoma and Texas. (2)
See Also
Meroptera mirandella and Meroptera cviatella
Print References
Blanchard, A. & E.C. Knudson 1985. New species of Phycitinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from Texas, with description of a new genus. Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington 87(1): 231, f.1-7. (1)
Neunzig, H.H., 2003. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 94; pl. 1.29.(3)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Works Cited
1.New species of phycitinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from Texas, with description of a new genus
André Blanchard & Edward C. Knudson. 1985. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 87:231-238.
2.Oklahoma moth species list by county (PDF)
3.The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 15.5. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae, Phycitinae
H. H. Neunzig. 2003. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 21 September, 2009 - 11:51am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 24 October, 2013 - 8:32pm

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