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Species Olethreutes griseoalbana - Putty-patched Moth - Hodges#2828

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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 Olethreutini
Genus Olethreutes
Species griseoalbana (Putty-patched Moth - Hodges#2828)
Hodges Number
2828
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Olethreutes griseoalbana (Walsingham, 1879)
Exartema griseoalbana Walsingham, 1879 (1)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin meaning "grey and white."
Size
Wingspan 14-15 mm. (2)
Range
Eastern United States. (3)
Print References
Walsingham, Lord. 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum 4: 38; Pl.68, f.9. (1)
Works Cited
1.North-American Torticidae
Thomas, Lord Walsingham. 1879. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. 4.
2.Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae
Carl Heinrich. 1926. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 132: 1-216.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group