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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Depressariidae » Stenomatinae » Rectiostoma » Rectiostoma fernaldella - Hodges#1027 (Rectiostoma fernaldella)

Species Rectiostoma fernaldella - Hodges#1027

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Stenomid Oak Leaf Tier - Rectiostoma fernaldella - male Small moth - day flying - seeks ID. - Rectiostoma fernaldella Rectiostoma fernaldella Micromoth - Rectiostoma fernaldella Larva - Rectiostoma fernaldella Rectiostoma fernaldella Larva in oak leaf shelter - Rectiostoma fernaldella Larva in oak leaf shelter - Rectiostoma fernaldella
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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 Depressariidae
Subfamily Stenomatinae
Genus Rectiostoma
Species fernaldella (Rectiostoma fernaldella - Hodges#1027)
Hodges Number
1027
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Rectiostoma fernaldella (Riley, 1889)
Setiostoma fernaldella Riley 1889
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet in honor of entomologist Charles H. Fernald (1838-1921).
Size
Forewing length 5-6.5 mm. (1), (2)
Identification
The original description as Setiostoma fernaldella Riley, is available online in the print references below.
Range
Southern California to southern Arizona to southern Mexico. (3), (4), (1), (5)
Tennessee ? (4)
Holotype ♀, California, Los Angeles County, in July (no year).(6)
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Habitat
Found in foothill regions to mid-elevations.(2)
Season
The adults appear to be most common from January to July, and September to October. (4)
Food
Larval hosts include: (1)
Quercus spp. (oak)
Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehder (tanoak)
Remarks
Day flier (diurnal), yet rarely seen.(2)
See Also
This distinctive species is unlikely to be confused with others north of Mexico.
Compare to others on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Powell, J.A., & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. pl. 4.39; p. 65.(2)
Riley, C.V. 1889. Two brilliant and interesting Micro-lepidoptera new to our fauna. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 1(3): 155.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (4)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (1)
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) (7)
Works Cited
1.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
3.Essig Museum of Entomology, California Moth Species List
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
5.Checklist of the butterflies of Los Angeles County, California (includes moths)
Lila Higgins. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
6.Catalog of the type specimens of Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the NMNH, Smithsonian Institution
Brown, J.W, D. Adamski, R.W. Hodges & S.M. Bahr, II. 2004. Zootaxa 510: 160 pp.
7.Butterflies of North America
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 7 October, 2009 - 9:42am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 2 December, 2017 - 10:46am

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