Species Lithariapteryx abroniaeella - Hodges#2510

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Food · 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 Yponomeutoidea (Ermine Moths and kin)

Family Heliodinidae (Sun Moths)

Genus Lithariapteryx

Species abroniaeella (Lithariapteryx abroniaeella - Hodges#2510)

Hodges Number

2510

Explanation of Names

Lithariapteryx abroniaeella Chambers, 1876

* phylogenetic sequence #078650

Size

Forewing length 2.8-5 mm (Powell, 1991).(1)

Range

Colorado, Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona, and deserts of California (Powell, 1991).(1)

Habitat

Sandy arid, riverine, and seacoast dunes (Powell, 1991).(1)

Food

Larval hosts are species of sand verbena (Abronia) and four o'clock (Mirabilis) (Powell, 2009).(2)

Print References

Powell, J. A. 1991. A review of Lithariapteryx (Heliodinidae), with description of an elegant new species from coastal sand dunes in California. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 45(2): 89-104

Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. pl.11.36f, p.110

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - species page

Works Cited

1.	A review of Lithariapteryx (Heliodinidae) with description of an elegant new species from the coastal sand dunes in California. Jerry A. Powell. 1991. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 45(2): 89-104.

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

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 9 March, 2010 - 8:36pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 1 April, 2013 - 7:31pm

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