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Species Choristoneura argentifasciata - Hodges#3635.1

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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 Choristoneura
Species argentifasciata (Choristoneura argentifasciata - Hodges#3635.1)
Hodges Number
3635.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Choristoneura argentifasciata Heppner, 1989 (1)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin meaning "silver-banded."
Size
Forewing length 6.0-8.2 mm, females larger than males. (1)
Range
Records from east Texas to Florida and Georgia. (2)
Holotype male: Fisheating Creek, Palmdale, Florida (R.W. Hodges).
Print References
Heppner, J., 1989. New Argyrotaenia and Choristoneura moths from Florida (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Florida Entomologist 72(1): 104. (1)
Works Cited
1.New Argyrotaenia and Choristoneura Moths from Florida
John B. Heppner. 1989. Florida Entomologist, Vol. 72, No. 1, pp. 102-103.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems