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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Eucosmini » Suleima » Sunflower Bud Moth - Hodges#3212 (Suleima helianthana)

Species Suleima helianthana - Sunflower Bud Moth - Hodges#3212

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Tortricidae: Suleima helianthana - Suleima helianthana

#3212 - Suleima helianthana? - Suleima helianthana

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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 Suleima

Species helianthana (Sunflower Bud Moth - Hodges#3212)

Hodges Number

3212

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Suleima helianthana (Riley, 1881)

Semasia helianthana Riley, 1881 [cite:1473847,319]

Phylogenetic sequence #621110

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from the host plant genus (Helianthus).

Size

Wingspan 15-20 mm. [cite:1473847,319]

Identification

Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (1)

Range

Central North America from Mexico to Canada. (2)

Food

Larvae tunnel into the stalks and buds of sunflowers species (Helianthus).

Life Cycle

Two generations occur in the northern plains

http://www.insectimages.org (USDA) - photograph of larva.

Remarks

Serious pest of commercial sunflower producers.

Print References

Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 130.199.

Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. pl. 15.38; p. 136. (3)

Riley, C.V. 1881. Descriptions of some new Tortricidae (Leaf-rollers). Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 4: 319. [cite:1473847,319]

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

Charles Valentine Riley (Wikipedia)

Works Cited

1.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

2.	Moths of Brackenridge Field Laboratory University of Texas at Austin

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

Contributed by John F. Carr on 21 March, 2010 - 3:07pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 16 April, 2018 - 3:46pm

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