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Species Argyrotaenia martini - Hodges#3628

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Tortricinae
Tribe Archipini
Genus Argyrotaenia
Species martini (Argyrotaenia martini - Hodges#3628)
Hodges Number
3628
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Argyrotaenia martini Powell, 1960 (1)
Explanation of Names
"I take pleasure in naming the species for Lloyd M. Martin, veteran collector of the Arizona Lepidoptera fauna, who has been most cooperative in making material available from the Los Angeles County Museum collections." (1)
Identification
Adult - A shining golden species having the forewings marked with broad, ochreous-brown spots and bands. (1)
Range
Holotype male: Pine Crest, Mt. Graham, Pinaleno Mountains, Graham County, Arizona, 7300', June 28, 1955 (Lloyd M. Martin).
Print References
Powell, J.A., 1960. Descriptions of new species of Argyrontaenia in the southwestern United States (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 36(2): 94. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Jerry A. Powell
Works Cited
1.Descriptions of new species of Argyrontaenia in the southwestern United States (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).
Jerry A. Powell. 1960. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 36(2): 83-97.
Contributed by Jason J. Dombroskie on 25 November, 2012 - 9:05pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 19 January, 2018 - 1:08pm

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