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Species Catastia actualis - Hodges#5764

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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
Genus Catastia
Species actualis (Catastia actualis - Hodges#5764)
Hodges Number
5764
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Author: (Hulst, 1886)
Size
forewing length 12 - 14 mm (1)
Identification
Adults - brown with partially developed, sinuate ante- and postmedial, whitish lines. (1) For additional info see E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum.
Range
Saskatchewan and Alberta to Colorada and northeastern California to Lake Tahoe. (1) Also see E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Season
Mid June to early July
Internet References
Pinned image and description at E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Images at MPG website
(2)
Works Cited
1.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
2.American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae
Carl Heinrich. 1956. United States National Museum Bulletin 207: 1-581.
Contributed by Ian Maton on 1 June, 2011 - 4:04pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, JoAnneRusso
Last updated 5 February, 2022 - 2:07pm

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