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Species Eudonia spaldingalis - Hodges#4729

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Scopariinae
Genus Eudonia
Species spaldingalis (Eudonia spaldingalis - Hodges#4729 )

Hodges Number

4729

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eudonia spaldingalis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)
Scoparia spaldingalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
Phylogenetic Sequence # 800995

Size

wingspan ~17-19mm (1)

Identification

Description can be found in MONA Fascicle 13-1A at link in citations below. (2)

Range

widespread western (AL, AZ, BC, CA, CO, MO, NV, NM, UT, WY) (1)(3)(4)

Season

Adults have been recorded from June to August. (1)

Internet References

Wikipedia
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.Wikipedia
2.The Moths of North America North of Mexico. Fascicle 13.1A. Scopariinae, Nymphulinae
Eugene Munroe. 1972. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Ken Wolgemuth on 15 November, 2010 - 6:12am
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi, Steve Morris
Last updated 6 September, 2023 - 8:52am

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