Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

See Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29

Photos of insects and people from the 2015 gathering in Wisconsin, July 10-12


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Eucosmini » Pelochrista » canana group (Pelochrista canana group) » Pelochrista canana - Hodges#3141 (Pelochrista canana)

Species Pelochrista canana - Hodges#3141

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Moth - Pelochrista canana Moth - Pelochrista canana Tortricid - Pelochrista canana 3166 - Pelochrista canana Suleima helianthana? - Pelochrista canana Suleima helianthana? - Pelochrista canana Pelochrista canana - male Pelochrista canana
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both
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 (canana group)
Species canana (Pelochrista canana - Hodges#3141)
Hodges Number
3141
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pelochrista canana (Walsingham, 1879)
Paedisca canana[i] Walsingham, 1879
[i]Pelochrista metariana (Heinrich, 1923)[cite:1636722,93]
Pelochrista expolitana (Heinrich, 1923)[cite:1636722,93]
Identification
The original description as Eucosma metariana Heinrich, is online. (1)
Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD) (2)
Range
Type locality: Californica (Tortricidae.com)
Season
The adults are most common from April through August.(3)
Food
Larval host (given in source for metariana): Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. (showy goldeneye). (4)
Remarks
This page was originally created for Pelochrista metariana, which was synonymized with P. canana in Wright and Gilligan (2017) — MONA fascicle 9.5
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Heinrich, C., Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae. United States National Museum Bulletin 123: 133. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (3)
Tortricidae.com (large photo of holotype of metariana)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)
Carl Heinrich
Works Cited
1.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.
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.Larval host plant records of Asteraceae root-feeding Eucosmini in California and adjacent states (Tortricidae)
J. A. Powell, P. A. Opler . 2006. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 60(4): 189-193.
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 4 October, 2010 - 1:04pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Blocky
Last updated 9 January, 2020 - 3:37pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2023 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact