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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Tortricinae » Sparganothini » Cenopis » Cenopis ferreana - Hodges#3720.1 (Cenopis ferreana)

Species Cenopis ferreana - Hodges#3720.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Tortricinae
Tribe Sparganothini
Genus Cenopis
Species ferreana (Cenopis ferreana - Hodges#3720.1)
Hodges Number
3720.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cenopis ferreana (Busck, 1915)
Sparganothis ferreana Busck, 1915 (1)
Elevated from synonymy of Sparganothis reticulatana (Hodges #3720).
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin ferreus meaning "iron, rusty," for the "reddish brown" features of the moth. (1)
Size
The wingspan averages 18-21 mm. (2)
Busck (1915) listed a wingspan of 21 mm. (1)
Identification
Busck (1915) original description as Sparganothis ferreana is available online in the print preferences. (1)
Range
Heppner (2003) reported the range to include eastern North America, Nova Scotia to Florida, Manitoba to Texas. (2), (3)
Holotype ♀ from Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, 10 July 1912, H. McElhose in USNM. (4), (5)
Moth Photographers Group map
Season
The main flight period appears to be March through September. (2), (3)
Food
Heppner (2003) listed many hardwoods. (3)
Print References
Busck, A., 1915. Descriptions of new North American microlepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 17(2): 86. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Tortricidae.com
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (6)
August Busck (1870-1944)
Works Cited
1.Descriptions of new North American microlepidoptera.
August Busck. 1915. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 17(2): 79-94.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
4.Catalogue of the type specimens of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the National Museum of ...
John W. Brown, Jon Lewis. 2000. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 102: 1014-1069 .
5.World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 5: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera)
John Wesley Brown, Joaquin Baixeras. 2005. Apollo Books.
6.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 8 July, 2010 - 10:48pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 6 February, 2018 - 5:02pm

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