Genus Frumenta

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Internet References · Works Cited

Gelechiidae, gall on Horse Nettle - Frumenta nundinella

Gelechiidae, larva in gall - Frumenta nundinella

Gelechiidae, spent gall - Frumenta nundinella

Gelechiidae, spent pupal case - Frumenta nundinella

Gelechiidae, herbivory on Horse Nettle fruits - Frumenta nundinella

Gelechiidae, some of the Horse nettle galls - Frumenta nundinella

Gelechiidae, lateral - Frumenta nundinella

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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 Gnorimoschemini

Genus Frumenta

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Author of genus: Busck, 1939

formerly in tribe Gelechiini (1)

Internet References

RESTRICTION OF THE GENUS GELECHIA (LEPIDOPTERA: GELECHIIDAE), WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW GENERA, By August Busck, 1939 - genus described

Works Cited

1.	Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico Lee S., Hodges R.W., Brown R.L. 2009. Zootaxa 2231: 1–39.

Contributed by Steve Nanz on 3 January, 2010 - 5:15am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 6 February, 2012 - 5:55pm

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