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Species Coleophora nigrostriata - Hodges#1355

Coleophoridae: Coleophora nigrostriata - Coleophora nigrostriata Coleophoridae: Coleophora nigrostriata - Coleophora nigrostriata - Coleophora nigrostriata
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Coleophoridae (Casebearer Moths)
Subfamily Coleophorinae
Genus Coleophora
Species nigrostriata (Coleophora nigrostriata - Hodges#1355)
Hodges Number
1355
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Coleophora nigrostriata Walsingham, 1882
Numbers
Coleophora has more than 158 species in America north of Mexico. (1)
Size
Wingspan 12.5 mm. (Walsingham)
Identification
The original description of Coleophora nigrostriata Walsingham, is available online in the print references below.
Range
British Columbia to California and Colorado. (2), (1)
Season
Adults have been recorded mostly from April to July. (1)
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Walsingham, L. 1882. North American Coleophorae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 438.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
lepbarcoding.org
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.Essig Museum of Entomology, California Moth Species List
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 19 April, 2013 - 1:50pm
Last updated 23 October, 2013 - 6:03pm

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