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Species Salebriaria rufimaculatella - Hodges#5775.2

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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 Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Phycitinae
Tribe Phycitini
No Taxon (Nephopteryx Series)
No Taxon (Salebriaria Group)
Genus Salebriaria
Species rufimaculatella (Salebriaria rufimaculatella - Hodges#5775.2)
Hodges Number
5775.2
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Salebriaria rufimaculatella Neunzig, 1988 (1)
Numbers
There are 26 named Salebriaria species in America north of Mexico. (2)
Identification
Range
Southeastern United States. (3), (2), (4), (5), (1)
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
The adults are usually seen from April to August. (2), (5)
Food
Larval host is oak, Quercus. (5)
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Neunzig, H.H. 1988. Salebriaria rufimaculatella North Carolina Agric. Exp. Stn. Tech. Bull. 287:45
Neunzig, H.H. 2003. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5; p. 62; pl. 2.14-15.(1)