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Species Phtheochroa vitellinana - Hodges#3825

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Hodges#3825 - Phtheochroa vitellinana A Tortricid Moth - Phtheochroa vitellinana Tortricidae: Phtheochroa vitellinana - Phtheochroa vitellinana Moth - Phtheochroa vitellinana 3825 Silver-lined Cochlyd (Phtheochroa vitellinana) - Phtheochroa vitellinana Phtheochroa vitellinana Phtheochroa vitellinana? - Phtheochroa vitellinana 3825 Silver-lined Cochlyd (Phtheochroa vitellinana) - Phtheochroa vitellinana
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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 Cochylini
Genus Phtheochroa
Species vitellinana (Phtheochroa vitellinana - Hodges#3825)

Hodges Number

3825

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Phtheochroa vitellinana (Zeller, 1875)
Conchylis vitellinana Zeller, 1875 (1)
Number 3787 in the 1983 Hodges Checklist.

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin vitellinus meaning "deep yellow."

Size

Wingspan 14-16 mm. (2)

Range

Recorded from New Hampshire, North Dakota,New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba. (2)
Type locality: Massachusetts.

Print References

Razowski, J., 1997. Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) of Canada. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 40(1): 110, figs. 5 & 6 (male gen.), 126 (female gen.).
Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 25: 243. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (3)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)
Philipp Christoph Zeller (1808-1883)

Works Cited

1.Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren, vol. 3.
Phillip Christoph Zeller. 1875. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.
2.Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) of Canada
Razowski, J. 1997. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 40(1):107-163.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 26 June, 2011 - 10:20pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Robert Lord Zimlich, Randy Hardy
Last updated 14 February, 2018 - 4:48am

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