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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Casebearer Moths (Coleophoridae) » Coleophorinae » Coleophora » Pistol Casebearers (Coleophora Pistol Casebearers) » Coleophora discostriata - Hodges#1259 (Coleophora discostriata)

Species Coleophora discostriata - Hodges#1259

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Coleophora discostriata Coleophora discostriata Coleophora discostriata 1259 - Coleophora discostriata Pistol Casebearer Moth - Coleophora discostriata Pistol Casebearer Moth - Coleophora discostriata Coleophora discostriata
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Coleophoridae (Casebearer Moths)
Subfamily Coleophorinae
Genus Coleophora
No Taxon (Pistol Casebearers)
Species discostriata (Coleophora discostriata - Hodges#1259)
Hodges Number
1259
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Coleophora discostriata Walsingham, 1882 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #421514.00
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet is Latin meaning "disc streak." (1)
Size
Wingspan about 16 mm. (1)
Range
Western North America. (2)
Food
Possibly associated with oak. (1)
Print References
Walsingham, Lord, 1882. North American Coleophorae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1882: 435; Pl.17, f.6, f.6a. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Works Cited
1.XVI. North American Coleophorae.
Lord Walsingham. 1882. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1882: 429-442.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Randy Hardy on 12 September, 2011 - 11:00am
Last updated 24 January, 2019 - 7:32am

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