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Species Xanthostege roseiterminalis - Hodges#4989

Hodges #4989  - Xanthostege roseiterminalis Xanthostege plana - Xanthostege roseiterminalis Xanthostege roseiterminalis Xanthostege roseiterminalis Xanthostege roseiterminalis? - Xanthostege roseiterminalis Xanthostege roseiterminalis? - Xanthostege roseiterminalis Xanthostege roseiterminalis Xanthostege roseiterminalis
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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 Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Pyraustinae
Tribe Pyraustini
Genus Xanthostege
Species roseiterminalis (Xanthostege roseiterminalis - Hodges#4989 )
Hodges Number
4989
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Xanthostege roseiterminalis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)
Loxostege roseiterminalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1914
Numbers
There are two Xanthostege species in America north of Mexico. (1)
Size
Wingspan 15-20 mm. (Barnes & McDunnough)
Identification
The original description as Loxostege roseiterminalis Barnes & McDunnough, is available online in the print references below.
Range
Southern Texas. (1)
See Also
Xanthostege plana from western Texas to Arizona.
Print References
Barnes & McDunnough, 1914. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. pl. 1, fig. 8., p. 233.
Munroe, E., 1976. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 13.2a, p. 55; pl. 5.37-38.(2)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.The Moths of America North of Mexico - Fascicle 13.2a - Pyralidae: Pyraustinae
Eugene Munroe. 1976. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.