Species Dichomeris stipendiaria - Hodges#2304

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · 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 Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)

Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Subfamily Dichomeridinae

Genus Dichomeris

Species stipendiaria (Dichomeris stipendiaria - Hodges#2304)

Hodges Number

2304

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Dichomeris stipendiaria (Braun, 1925)

Trichotaphe stipendiaria Braun, 1925

* phylogenetic sequence #071400

Explanation of Names

Specific name stipendiaria is Latin meaning "mercenary."

Size

Wingspan 17-18 mm (Braun, 1925).

Forewing length 6-9 mm. (1)

Identification

Larva - pale whitish tinted green or grey. Head and first thoratic segment shiny black, second thoratic segment velvety black, anterior half of third segment white with five black longitudinal dashes (Braun, 1925).

Range

Records from Utah and the Pacific Northwest. (1), (2)

Food

Braun collected and reared larvae on golenrod (Solidago).

Life Cycle

Larva makes a cylindrical roll of host leaf where the upper leaf surface is rolled inside (Braun, 1925).

Print References

Braun, A.F. 1925. Microlepidoptera of northern Utah. Trans. American Ent. Soc. 51(3): 196

Hodges, R.W. 1986. MONA Fascicle 7.1, p.89; pl.2.23-24.

Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. p.101, pl.10.32m (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - species page

Works Cited

1.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Steve Nanz on 14 November, 2009 - 1:07am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 3 August, 2013 - 6:22pm

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