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Species Ortholepis pasadamia - Striped Birch Pyralid - Hodges#5783

Pyralidae: Ortholepis pasadamia? - Ortholepis pasadamia

Striped Birch Pyralid - Ortholepis pasadamia

Ortholepis pasadamia? - Ortholepis pasadamia

Ortholepis pasadamia - Striped Birch Pyralid - Hodges#5783 - Ortholepis pasadamia - female

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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)

Genus Ortholepis

Species pasadamia (Striped Birch Pyralid - Hodges#5783)

Hodges Number

5783

Explanation of Names

Ortholepis pasadamia (Dyar, 1917)

Identification

Food

Birch

Life Cycle

Larva; larva; adult

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Butterflies and Moths of North America

Birch-feeding Caterpillars - Science Direct

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 12 October, 2009 - 6:18pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, Bbarnd, marcie oconnor
Last updated 26 June, 2021 - 4:03pm

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