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Species Pima occidentalis - Hodges#5747.1

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Phycitinae
Tribe Phycitini
No Taxon (Pima Series)
Genus Pima
Species occidentalis (Pima occidentalis - Hodges#5747.1)
Hodges Number
5747.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pima occidentalis Heinrich, 1956 (1)
Formerly subspecies Pima albiplagiatella occidentalis (Heinrich, 1956) (2)
Numbers
Pima has 9 species in America north of Mexico.
Size
Wingspan 24-31 mm. (2)
Identification
Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (3)
Range
Widespread in the western United States and western Canada. (4), (2)
Season
Heinrich (1956) examined specimens collected from March to August. (2)
Food
Larval hosts include: (2)
Astragalus L. (milkvetch).
Lathyrus L. (pea).
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group
Print References
Heinrich, C.1956. American Moths of the Subfamily Phycitinae. United States National Museum Bulletin 207: 103, fig. 303. (2)
Neunzig, H.H. 2003. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 26; pl. 1.4-5.(1)
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. pl. 25.28, p. 190.(5)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 15.5. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae, Phycitinae
H. H. Neunzig. 2003. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae
Carl Heinrich. 1956. United States National Museum Bulletin 207: 1-581.
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
4.Essig Museum of Entomology, California Moth Species List
5.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.