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Species Olethreutes exaeresimum - Hodges#2825

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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 Olethreutinae

Tribe Olethreutini

Genus Olethreutes

Species exaeresimum (Olethreutes exaeresimum - Hodges#2825)

Hodges Number

2825

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Olethreutes exaeresimum (Heinrich, 1926)

Exartema exaeresimum Heinrich, 1926 (1)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet is Latin meaning "may be omitted, taken out." Heinrich described this moth from part of a series set aside by Fernald for another species. (1)

Numbers

Olethreutes includes at least 84 species are in America north of Mexico. (2)

Size

Wingspan about 18-20 mm. (1)

Identification

Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (3)

Range

Holotype was collected in Dallas, Texas. (4)

Season

Adults are most common from June to July.

Print References

Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States, p. 73.71. (5)

Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 132: 160, figs. 101, 406. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

tortricidae.com

www.lepbarcoding.org

Carl Heinrich (1880-1955)

Works Cited

1.	Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae Carl Heinrich. 1926. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 132: 1-216.

2.	Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico. Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.

3.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

4.	World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 5: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) John Wesley Brown, Joaquin Baixeras. 2005. Apollo Books.

5.	Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States, An Identification Guide Gilligan, Todd M., Donald J. Wright, and Loran D. Gibson. 2008. Ohio Biological Survey, P.O. Box 21370, Columbus, Ohio 43221-0370.

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 7 September, 2011 - 8:18am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 3 January, 2018 - 4:15pm

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