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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 » Peoria » Peoria floridella - Hodges#6046 (Peoria floridella)

Species Peoria floridella - Hodges#6046

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · See Also · 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 Peoria

Species floridella (Peoria floridella - Hodges#6046 )

Hodges Number

6046

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Peoria floridella Shaffer, 1968 (1)

Numbers

There are 16 named species of Peoria in America north of Mexico. (2)

Possibly several awaiting description. (2)

Size

Wingspan is 25-28 mm. (1)

Identification

Original description is online: (1)

Range

North Carolina to Florida. (2), (3), (4), (5)

Type locality: USA: Florida, Volusia County. (1)

Habitat

Coastal. (1)

Season

April to June, August, November to December appear to be the peak flight times. (2), (5)

See Also

Peoria opacella, which lacks the distinct white tracing along the forewing veins and has a smaller wingspan of 18-22 mm. (1)

Print References

Shaffer, J.C. 1968. A revision of the Peoriini and Anerastiinae (Auctorum) of America north of Mexico (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 280. p. 20. (1)

Shaffer, J.C. 2003. Range extension for Peoria floridella and Peoria punctata. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 105(1): p. (68)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

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.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida

4.	South Carolina Moth Species

5.	Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 12 March, 2013 - 7:05pm
Last updated 23 October, 2013 - 6:50pm

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