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Species Schreckensteinia erythriella - Hodges#2507

Bristle-legged Moth - Hodges #2507 - Schreckensteinia erythriella

Schreckensteinia erythriella - Hodges#2507 - Schreckensteinia erythriella

Superfamily Schreckensteinioidea? - Schreckensteinia erythriella

Schreckensteinia erythriella? - Schreckensteinia erythriella

moth on fleabane - Schreckensteinia erythriella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Schreckensteinioidea (Bristle-legged Moths)

Family Schreckensteiniidae (Bristle-legged Moths)

Genus Schreckensteinia

Species erythriella (Schreckensteinia erythriella - Hodges#2507)

Hodges Number

2507

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Schreckensteinia erythriella (Clemens, 1860)

Chrysocorys erythriella Clemens, 1860

Numbers

Three described Schreckensteinia species occur in America north of Mexico. (1)

Size

Wingspan 10-12 mm.

Identification

Clemens (1860) original description as Chrysocorys erythriella is available online in the print references.

The group is noted for the stout spines on the hindlegs.

Range

Eastern United States and Canada.

Older published records south to at least North Carolina.

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Heppner (2003) did not list the species for Florida. (2)

Season

Adults are most common from April to September.

Food

Larval host is Rhus sp. (sumac).

Print References

Clemens, B., 1860. Contributions to American Lepidopterology - No. 4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, p. 171.

Edwards, H., 1889. Bibliographical catalogue of the described transformations of North America Lepidoptera. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 35, p. 129.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (3)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)

Microleps.org

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) (5)

Works Cited

1.	Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico. Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.

2.	Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.

3.	North American Moth Photographers Group

4.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

5.	Butterflies of North America

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 1 May, 2012 - 10:26am
Last updated 18 March, 2014 - 10:22pm

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