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Species Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella - Hodges#1874

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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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