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Species Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella - Hodges#1874

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1874 - Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella - Hodges#1874 (Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella) - Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella twirler moth - Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella Pennsylvania Moth - Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella Pennsylvania Moth - Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella?? - Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella
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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 Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Gelechiinae
Tribe Litini
Genus Pseudotelphusa
Species quercinigracella (Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella - Hodges#1874)

Hodges Number

1874

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella (Chambers, 1872) (1)
Gelechia quercinigracella Chambers, 1872

Identification

Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (2)

Range

Eastern United States and across southern Canada. (3), (4), (5), (6)

Season

The adults are most common from April to September. (6)

Food

Quercus sp. (oak)

Life Cycle

Leaf-tying caterpillar.

See Also

Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.

Print References

Hodges, R.W., 1969. Two species of apple-feeding Gelechiids new to science (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 71(2): 203. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (6)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)

Works Cited

1.Two species of apple-feeding Gelechiids new to science (Lepidoptera)
Ronald W. Hodges. 1969. Proceedings of The Entomological Society of Washington 71(2): 202-204.
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
3.Kentucky Butterfly Net Database (moths also)
4.Oklahoma moth species list by county (PDF)
5.South Carolina Moth Species
6.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 13 October, 2009 - 6:15pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 2 August, 2014 - 6:44pm

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