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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae) » Phycitinae » Phycitini » Cactus-Feeding Group » Alberada » Alberada franclemonti - Hodges#5975.2 (Alberada franclemonti)

Species Alberada franclemonti - Hodges#5975.2

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Alberada
Species franclemonti (Alberada franclemonti - Hodges#5975.2)
Hodges Number
5975.2
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Alberada franclemonti Neunzig, 1997
* phylogenetic sequence #178025
Explanation of Names
Named in honor of John G. Franclemont (1912-2004), professor at Cornell and president of the Lepidopterists' Society, who focused his research on cutworms.
Size
Forewing length = 15-18 mm (1)
Identification
The medial area of forewing is mostly white on costal half; pale with distinct dark smudge on inner half. The AM/PM lines are shallowly dentate. (1)
Range
south-central Arizona (1)
Food
Larvae of this genus are stem feeders on Cylindropuntia.
Print References
Neunzig, H. H. 1997. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.4: p.62, pl.3.28-30
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - species page
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Mississippi Entomological Museum - genus page
Works Cited
1.The Moths of North America north of Mexico. Fascicle 15.4. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae, Phycitinae (part)
H. H. Neunzig. 1997. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 6 October, 2009 - 12:06am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Steve Morris
Last updated 3 December, 2022 - 11:11am

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