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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Metalmark Moths (Choreutoidea) » Metalmark Moths (Choreutidae) » Choreutinae » Prochoreutis » Prochoreutis extrincicella - Hodges#2632 (Prochoreutis extrincicella)

Species Prochoreutis extrincicella - Hodges#2632

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Prochoreutis extrincicella Prochoreutis extrincicella Choreutidae, Metalmark Moth - dorsal - Prochoreutis extrincicella Choreutidae, Metalmark Moth - lateral - Prochoreutis extrincicella Choreutidae, Metalmark Moth - spread - Prochoreutis extrincicella 2632, Prochoreutis extrincicella - Prochoreutis extrincicella Choreutidae, Metalmark Moth - Prochoreutis extrincicella Prochoreutis extrincicella
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Choreutoidea (Metalmark Moths)
Family Choreutidae (Metalmark Moths)
Subfamily Choreutinae
Genus Prochoreutis
Species extrincicella (Prochoreutis extrincicella - Hodges#2632)
Hodges Number
2632
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Prochoreutis extrincicella (Dyar, 1900)
Choreutis extrincicella Dyar, 1900 (1)
Phylogenetic Sequence # 580009
Numbers
There are five named species of Prochoreutis in America north of Mexico. (2)
Size
Wingspan 12 mm. (1)
Identification
Original description as Choreutis extrincicella Dyar is online or PDF. (1)
The largest patch of white almost entirely covers the outer half, extending from costa to inner margin. Near the anal angle is a velvety black spot, ornamented with metallic scales, this spot encroaches on and appears to be laid on the white. The outer margin is light fuscous. The inner edge of the large white patch is bounded by a broad almost straight fuscous band, next towards the base is a narrower whitish band, the base of wing is fuscous. All of these bands and colors extend from costa to hind margin. Hind wings are immaculate and under side of all wings are free from whitish lines and dashes and very pale in color.
Range
Kentucky to West Virginia and north to New Brunswick and Minnesota. (2)
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Records are mostly from May to July. (2)
Food
Larval host is thought to be Canada germander, Teucrium canadense L.
See Also
Compare with related species on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.

In the western range, Caloreas apocynoglossa looks very similar.
Print References
Kearfott, W.D. 1902. A revision of the North American species of the genus Choreutis. The Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 10: 122. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
choreutidae.lifedesks.org
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD
The Society of Kentucky Lepidopterists
Works Cited
1.A Revision of the North American Species of the Genus Choreutis
W. D. Kearfott. 1902. Journal of The New York Entomological Society 10: 106-125.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 25 June, 2011 - 8:43pm
Additional contributions by Robert Lord Zimlich, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 3 August, 2020 - 1:59pm

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