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Species Eucosma pallidicostana - Hodges#2980

Phaneta pallidicostana - Hodges #2980 - Eucosma pallidicostana

Olethreutinae, reared on Prairie Sage - Eucosma pallidicostana - female

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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 Eucosma

No Taxon (striatana group)

Species pallidicostana (Eucosma pallidicostana - Hodges#2980)

Hodges Number

2980

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eucosma pallidicostana (Walsingham, 1879) (1)

Semasia pallidicostana Walsingham, 1879 (2), (3)

Phaneta pallidicostana

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "pale costa" for the wings "milky white along the costa." (3)

Size

Wingspan 17 mm. (3)

Identification

Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (4)

Range

California to Oklahoma, north to British Columbia and Saskatchewan. (5), (6), (7)

Season

Adults are usually reported from May to August. (7)

Print References

Walsingham, Lord. 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum 4: 62. (3)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (7)

Torticidae.net

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)

E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum (University of Alberta )(8)

Lord Walsingham

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.	World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 5: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) John Wesley Brown, Joaquin Baixeras. 2005. Apollo Books.

3.	North-American Torticidae Thomas, Lord Walsingham. 1879. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. 4.

4.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

5.	Oklahoma moth species list by county (PDF)

6.	Essig Museum of Entomology, California Moth Species List

7.	North American Moth Photographers Group

8.	University of Alberta Entomology Collection

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 10 November, 2010 - 11:56pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy
Last updated 11 December, 2017 - 3:13pm

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