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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Eucosmini » Eucosma » Ornate Eucosma - Hodges#2951 (Eucosma ornatula)

Species Eucosma ornatula - Ornate Eucosma - Hodges#2951

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Eucosmini
Genus Eucosma
Species ornatula (Ornate Eucosma - Hodges#2951)
Hodges Number
2951
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eucosma ornatula (Heinrich, 1924) (1)
Thiodia ornatula Heinrich, 1924
Phaneta ornatula
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin meaning "ornate."
Size
The wingspan is 12.5-15 mm. (2)
Identification
The original description as Thiodia ornatula Heinrich, is available in PDF and online in the print references below. (2)
Range
Scattered records from North Dakota to Texas and eastward. (3), (4)
Type locality: Oak Station, PA (F. Marloff, 21 Jun.-15 Aug.).
Season
The adults are most common from June to September. (4)
Food
The larval host plant is Lactuca. (5)
See Also
Epinotia nigralbana
Print References
Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States. p. 98.123.(5)
Heinrich, 1924. North American Eucosminae, notes and new species (Lepidoptera). Journal of the Washington Academy of Science. 14: 385. (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (4)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Tortricidae.com
Carl Heinrich
Works Cited
1.Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini)
Todd M. Gilligan, Donald J. Wright. 2013. Zootaxa 3746(2): 301–337.
2.North American Eucosminae, notes and new species (Lepidoptera)
Carl Heinrich. 1924. Journal of The Washington Academy of Sciences 14: 385--393.
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
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 10 September, 2011 - 3:19pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, marcie oconnor, Randy Hardy, Blocky
Last updated 9 December, 2024 - 6:51am

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