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Species Eudonia spenceri - Hodges#4730

Eudonia spenceri - Hodges # 4730 - Eudonia spenceri

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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 spenceri (Eudonia spenceri - Hodges#4730)

Hodges Number

4730

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eudonia spenceri Munroe, 1972

Phylogenetic sequence # 142825

Numbers

The genus Eudonia includes 18 species in America north of Mexico. (1), (2)

Size

Forewing length 8-9 mm. (2)

Range

California and Arizona to Montana and British Columbia.

Season

Powell & Opler (2009) reported adults from May to August. (2)

Moth Photographers Group has records from April to September. (1)

Print References

Powell, J.A., and P.A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, plate 21.34; p. 170. (2)

Munroe, E.G., 1972. The Moths of America North of Mexico: Scopariinae, Nymphulinae. Fascicle 13.1A. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. (3)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (1)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)

Works Cited

1.	North American Moth Photographers Group

2.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

3.	The Moths of North America North of Mexico. Fascicle 13.1A. Scopariinae, Nymphulinae Eugene Munroe. 1972. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

4.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Chris Mallory on 11 March, 2011 - 4:56pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 15 August, 2013 - 6:59pm

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