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Species Calliprora sexstrigella - Hodges#2212

Representative Images

Micro Moth - Calliprora sexstrigella Calliprora sexstrigella? - Calliprora sexstrigella Calliprora sexstrigella Calliprora sexstrigella Arizona Moth - Calliprora sexstrigella Calliprora sexstrigella Calliprora sexstrigella Calliprora sexstrigella
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Thiotrichinae
Genus Calliprora
Species sexstrigella (Calliprora sexstrigella - Hodges#2212)

Hodges Number

2212

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Calliprora sexstrigella (Chambers, 1874)
Polyhymno sexstrigella Chambers, 1874
Calliprora thermogramma Meyrick, 1929
* phylogenetic sequence #068150

Explanation of Names

sexstrigella is Latin for "six-streaked".(1)

Range

Known from Texas. BugGuide records from New Mexico and Arizona.

Print References

Chambers, V. T. 1874. Tineina from Texas. The Canadian Entomologist 6(12): 248
Meyrick, E. 1929. Gelechiidae. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3: 502 (Calliprora thermogramma)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - range map, photos of living and pinned adults.
BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems - species account with collection map and photos of pinned adults.

Works Cited

1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
Contributed by v belov on 19 June, 2010 - 2:35pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 2 April, 2013 - 11:52pm

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