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Species Epiblema luctuosissima - Hodges#3174.1

Representative Images

Epiblema luctuosissima - female Epiblema luctuosissima - female Hodges#3174.1 - Epiblema luctuosissima Epiblema luctuosissima Hodges#3174.1 - Epiblema luctuosissima
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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 Epiblema
No Taxon (strenuana group)
Species luctuosissima (Epiblema luctuosissima - Hodges#3174.1)

Hodges Number

3174.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Epiblema luctuosissima Blanchard, 1984 (1)
Epiblema luctuosana Blanchard, 1979 (2)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin luctuosissimus meaning "mournful."

Numbers

There are more than 40 named species of the genus Epiblema in America north of Mexico. (3), (4)
Several to be described. (3)

Size

Wingspan: (2)
♂ 9.3-13.5 mm.
♀ 11.8-13.6

Identification

Blanchard (1979) original description as Epiblema luctuosana is available online.(2)

Range

Texas(5) to southern Colorado to Ohio.
Type locality: USA: Texas, Nueces County, Padre Island National Seashore.
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.

Season

Main flight is July to October. (3)

Food

Unknown.

See Also


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Epiblema numerosana

Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.

Print References

Blanchard, A. 1979. New status for Epiblema minutana (Kearfott) and new species of Epiblema Hubner and Sonia Heinrich (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 33(3): 179-188. (2), (184).
Gilligan, Wright, & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States. Ohio Biological Survey. p. 120.176.(4)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (3)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (6)
Lepbarcoding.org
André Blanchard (1896-1986)

Works Cited

1.Epiblema luctuosana (A. Blanchard), a homonym is changed to Epiblema luctuosissima, a new name.
André Blanchard. 1984. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 38(3): 245.
2.New Status for Epiblema Minutana (Kearfott) and New Species of Epiblema Hubner and Sonia Heinrich (Tortricidae)
A. Blanchard. 1979. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 33(3), 1979, 179-188.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.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.
5.Moths of Brackenridge Field Laboratory University of Texas at Austin
6.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 17 December, 2011 - 4:34pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 15 January, 2018 - 10:32am

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