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Species Pelochrista mobilensis - Hodges#3126

Unknown Tortricidae - Pelochrista mobilensis

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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 Pelochrista

No Taxon (robinsonana group)

Species mobilensis (Pelochrista mobilensis - Hodges#3126)

Hodges Number

3126

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Pelochrista mobilensis (Heinrich, 1923) (1)

Eucosma mobilensis Heinrich, 1923 (2)

Phylogenetic sequence #620991

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet for the type locality, Mobile Bay, Alabama. (2)

Size

Heinrich (1923) reported the wingspan as 20-25 mm. (2)

Identification

Food

Heinrich (1923) listed the host plant Chrysoma paucifiosculosa (Michx.) Greene (woody goldenrod). (2)

Print References

Heinrich, C., 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 123: 125. (2)

Internet References

Images at Moth Photographers Group (3)

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

Carl Heinrich (Wikipedia)

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.	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.

3.	North American Moth Photographers Group

4.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Steve Nanz on 3 January, 2011 - 3:49am
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 2 December, 2017 - 9:34pm

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