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Species Episimus kimballi - Hodges#2702.2

2702.2 - Episimus kimballi 2702.2 - Episimus kimballi
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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 Olethreutinae
Tribe Olethreutini
Genus Episimus
Species kimballi (Episimus kimballi - Hodges#2702.2)
Hodges Number
2702.2
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Episimus kimballi Heppner, 1994
Numbers
There are nine named species of the genus Episimus in America north of Mexico. (1)
Range
Florida. (1), (2)
Holotype: Florida, Monroe Co., Upper Matecumbe Key, 1.6 km. SW Islamorada. (3)
Season
Heppner (2003) reports January to June, September to November for Florida. (2)
Food
Heppner (2003) reports the larval host plant is unknown. (2)
See Also
Compare on the archived photos of living moths and pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group. (1)
Print References
Heppner, J.B. 1994. Episimus kimballi, Holarctic Lepidoptera. 1:91.
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
3.World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 5: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera)
John Wesley Brown, Joaquin Baixeras. 2005. Apollo Books.
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems