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Species Eucosma pallidicostana - Hodges#2980

2980 - Eucosma pallidicostana Olethreutinae, reared on Prairie Sage - Eucosma pallidicostana - female Olethreutinae, reared on Prairie Sage, dorsal - Eucosma pallidicostana - female Hodges#2980 - Eucosma pallidicostana Hodges#2980 - Eucosma pallidicostana Arizona Moth - Eucosma pallidicostana Eucosma pallidicostana Eucosma pallidicostana
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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)
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
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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