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Species Dichelia histrionana - Hodges#3678.5

Moth3 - Dichelia histrionana
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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 Tortricinae
Tribe Archipini
Genus Dichelia
Species histrionana (Dichelia histrionana - Hodges#3678.5)
Hodges Number
3678.5
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dichelia histrionana (Frölich, 1828)
Tortrix histrionana Frölich, 1828
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin histrionalis meaning "histrionic (pertaining to actors or acting)."
Range
Introduced species, first reported in Vancouver a few years ago. Listed on Invasive.org
TL: Germany, Wrtemberg.
Food
Spruce and fir, including Norway spruce (Picea abies) and silver fir (Abies alba). (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Catalogue of Lepidoptera of Belgium
Franz Anton Gottfried Frölich (1805–1878)
Works Cited
1.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
Contributed by Jason J. Dombroskie on 24 March, 2011 - 4:22pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Beatriz Moisset, Randy Hardy
Last updated 25 January, 2018 - 8:58am

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