Species Gelechia ribesella - Hodges#1960

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Remarks · Internet References

Gelechiidae: Gelechia ribesella - Gelechia ribesella

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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 Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Subfamily Gelechiinae

Tribe Gelechiini

Genus Gelechia

Species ribesella (Gelechia ribesella - Hodges#1960)

Hodges Number

1960

Explanation of Names

Author: Chambers, 1875

Remarks

There are 4 BINs at BOLD for G. dromicella and G. ribesella. All four might represent good species. On the other hand, three group closely together and may together represent G. ribesella with a 4th more distantly speparated by DNA barcode:

• G. ribesella? (these are all close to eachother with BOLD:ADZ0979 providing the best match to the original description for G. ribesella)

• G. ribesella?:

Contributed by Steve Nanz (10/7/2020)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 2 February, 2012 - 10:54pm
Additional contributions by Blocky
Last updated 18 October, 2022 - 12:38am

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