Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eugnosta willettana (Comstock, 1939)
Carolella busckana willettana Comstock, 1939
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Number 3791 in the 1983 Hodges Checklist.
Explanation of Names
Named in honor of Dr. George
Willett (1879-1945), curator of Entomology and Chair at the American Museum of Natural History, who collected the first specimens.
Size
Winspan about 24-27 mm (USNM specimens, Comstock descriptions).
Larva to 12 mm (Comstock, 1941).
Range
Known from southern California and southern Arizona; Mexico.
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Holotype ♂ from Chuckwalla Springs, Riverside County, California, December 25, 1937 (G. Willett), in USNM.
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The larva feeds in galls on
brittlebush (
Encelia farinosa) (Comstock, 1941).
See Also
Larvae very similar to Eugnosta busckana.
Print References
Comstock, J.A., 1939. The fauna and flora of El Segundo Sand Dunes. Two new Phaloniid moths.
Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences, 38(2):
115.
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Comstock, J.A., 1941. Additional notes on
Carolella willettana.
Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences, 39(3):
201, pl.34.
Contributed by
Randy Hardy on 20 February, 2011 - 10:20am
Additional contributions by
Maury HeimanLast updated 2 February, 2018 - 11:36am