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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Scopariinae » Eudonia » Eudonia rectilinea - Hodges#4722 (Eudonia rectilinea)

Species Eudonia rectilinea - Hodges#4722

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Pyralid Moth - Eudonia rectilinea Tortricoidea 01 - Eudonia rectilinea Garden Bay moth 9 - Eudonia rectilinea 2343 Eudonia rectilinea 4722 - Eudonia rectilinea Eudonia rectilinea 4722 - Eudonia rectilinea Eudonia rectilinea Eudonia rectilinea
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Scopariinae
Genus Eudonia
Species rectilinea (Eudonia rectilinea - Hodges#4722)
Hodges Number
4722
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eudonia rectilinea (Zeller, 1874)
* Phylogenetic sequence #142625
Numbers
Eighteen Eudonia species are found in America north of Mexico.(1), (MPG list)
Size
Forewing length 8-10 mm.(1)
Identification
Forewing gray with nearly straight postmedial line that has a slight bend near the costa.(1)
Range
British Columbia to southern California.(1)
Season
Adults fly April through September, with the peak during June to July.(1)
Print References
Powell, J. A., and P. A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. pl. 21.30; p. 170.(1)
Munroe, E. G. 1972. The Moths of America North of Mexico: Scopariinae, Nymphulinae. Fascicle 13.1A.(2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - range map, some collection records, living and pinned adults.
BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems - collection map and photos of pinned adults.
Works Cited
1.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
2.The Moths of North America North of Mexico. Fascicle 13.1A. Scopariinae, Nymphulinae
Eugene Munroe. 1972. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 23 December, 2005 - 5:54pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 12 November, 2012 - 9:53pm

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