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Species Pelochrista palabundana - Hodges#3079

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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 Pelochrista
No Taxon (palabundana group)
Species palabundana (Pelochrista palabundana - Hodges#3079)
Hodges Number
3079
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pelochrista palabundana (Heinrich, 1923) (1)
Eucosma palabundana Heinrich, 1923 (2)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin palabundus meaning "wandering about, straggling."
Size
Wingspan 14-16.5 mm. (2)
Range
Records from Montana and Colorado east to Ontario, New York and Ohio. Also Mississippi and Florida. (3)
Described material: Aweme, Manitoba (Norman Criddle, 2-VII-1921, 25-VIII-1921); Hessville, IN (A.K. Wyatt(4), VII-4-14). (2)
Print References
Heinrich, C., 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae. Bulletin - United States National Museum. 123: 267. (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (3)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (5)
Carl Heinrich
Works Cited
1.Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini)
Todd M. Gilligan, Donald J. Wright. 2013. Zootaxa 3746(2): 301–337.
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.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.A brief history of lepidopterology in Illinois.
Roderick R. Irwin. 1972. Transactions of the Illinois Academy of Science 65: 45-49.
5.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 11 June, 2010 - 2:06pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy
Last updated 20 December, 2017 - 9:44am

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