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Species Catastega triangulana - Hodges#3333.4

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Olethreutinae
Tribe Eucosmini
Genus Catastega
Species triangulana (Catastega triangulana - Hodges#3333.4)
Hodges Number
3333.4
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Catastega triangulana Brown, 1992 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #621271
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet triangulana for the prominent "triangular pretornal spot." (1)
Size
Forewing length: (1)
♂ 6.7-7.3 mm
♀ 7.3-7.9 mm
Range
Southern Arizona. (1)
Holotype male: near Pine 5400', Gila County, Arizona (Ronald W. Hodges, 1 September 1961).
Print References
Brown, R.L. 1992. Six New Species of Catastega (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini) from Mexico and Southwestern United States. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 100(2): 220. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Richard L. Brown
Works Cited
1.Six new species of Catastega (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini) from Mexico and Southwestern United States.
Richard L. Brown. 1992. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 100(2): 209-227.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 3 January, 2010 - 9:59am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 13 December, 2017 - 5:07pm

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