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Species Epinotia transmissana - Walker's Epinotia Moth - Hodges#3310

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Small Moth July 7 2008 2 - Epinotia transmissana Walker's Epinotia Moth - Hodges#3310 - Epinotia transmissana Tortricid - Epinotia transmissana Walker's Epinotia - Epinotia transmissana - male Walker's Epinotia - Epinotia transmissana - female Eucosmini - unidentified - Epinotia transmissana Eucosmini - Epinotia transmissana Epinotia transmissana
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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 Epinotia
Species transmissana (Walker's Epinotia Moth - Hodges#3310)
Hodges Number
3310
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Epinotia transmissana (Walker, 1863)
Penthina transmissana Walker, 1863 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #621222
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin transmissus meaning "transmitted, crossing."
Size
Wingspan 14-17 mm. (2)
Identification
Range
Type locality: Nova Scotia. (1)
Food
Heinrich tentatively listed the host as birch (Betula). (2)
Print References
Walker, F. 1863. Crambites & Tortricites. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 27: 375. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Francis Walker (Wikipedia)
Works Cited
1.List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXVII - Crambites & Tortricites.
Francis Walker. 1863. British Museum (Natural History), p.1-286.
2.Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae
Carl Heinrich. 1923. United States National Museum Bulletin 123: 1-298.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 13 February, 2010 - 9:53am
Additional contributions by Tony-2, Randy Hardy, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 3 September, 2023 - 9:03pm

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