Species Decaturia pectinalis - Hodges#5650

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

74419 moth - Decaturia pectinalis - male

Hodges#5650 - Decaturia pectinalis - male

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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 Galleriinae

Tribe Cacotherapiini

Genus Decaturia

Species pectinalis (Decaturia pectinalis - Hodges#5650)

Hodges Number

5650

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Decaturia pectinalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912

Identification

See Print References below for the original description. Note, females are lager and have simple antennae and long rostriform labial palps whereas males have pectinate antennae and short labial palpi. (1)

Range

Southern California to Texas. (2)

Print References

Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. pl. 24.43; p. 186. (3)

Barnes & McDunnough, 1912. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America. 1(5): 41

(1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group(2)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)(4)

Moths of Southeastern Arizona

Works Cited

1.	Fifty new species; notes on the genus Alpheias Barnes W., McDunnough J. H. 1912. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. 1(5): 1-44.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

4.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 1 October, 2009 - 5:56pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Maury Heiman
Last updated 17 July, 2018 - 1:52pm

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