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Species Zelleria retiniella - Hodges#2431

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Ermine Moths and kin)
Family Yponomeutidae (Ermine Moths)
Subfamily Yponomeutinae
Genus Zelleria
Species retiniella (Zelleria retiniella - Hodges#2431)
Hodges Number
2431
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Zelleria retiniella Forbes, 1923
Numbers
Six Zelleria species occur in America north of Mexico.
Size
wingspan about 13-15 mm
Range
Texas to Florida and north to New Jersey
Season
The adults are most common from May to July.