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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae) » Phycitinae » Peoriini » Homosassa » Homosassa ella - Hodges#6068  (Homosassa ella)

Species Homosassa ella - Hodges#6068

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Peoriini
Genus Homosassa
Species ella (Homosassa ella - Hodges#6068 )
Hodges Number
6068
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Homosassa ella (Hulst, 1887) (1)
Anerastia ella Hulst, 1887
Identification
Homosassa ella is the only member of the genus missing the forewing vein M2. (1)
Range
Southeastern United States. (2), (3)
Heppner (2003) included North Carolina to Florida; Alabama to Texas. (4)
Season
Heppner (2003) reported February to October. (4)
Food
Heppner (2003) reported the host plant is unknown. (4)
Print References
Shaffer, J.C., 1968. Revision of the Peoriini and Anerastiinae (Auctorum) of America north of Mexico (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). United States National Museum, 51; figs. 27, 58, 92, 127, 164. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (3)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (5)
Insects of Iowa
Lepbarcoding.org
Works Cited
1.A Revision of the Peoriini and Anerastiinae (Auctorum) of America north of Mexico (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Jay C. Shaffer. 1968. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 280: .
2.South Carolina Moth Species
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
5.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 8 August, 2012 - 11:36pm
Last updated 23 October, 2013 - 10:20pm

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