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Species Etainia ochrefasciella - Hodges#0037

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Nepticuloidea (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
Family Nepticulidae
Genus Etainia
Species ochrefasciella (Etainia ochrefasciella - Hodges#0037)
Hodges Number
0037
Other Common Names
Hard Maple Budminer Moth (1)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ectoedemia ochrefasciella (Chambers, 1873)
Nepticula ochrefasciella Chambers, 1873
Obrussa ochrefasciella (2)
* phylogenetic sequence #001025
Explanation of Names
Specific name ochrefasciella is Latin for the "ochreous stripe" across the forewing.
Size
Wingspan 6.5-8 mm. (2)
Identification
Adult - see Braun's description (201).
Range
Records from Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. (2)
Print References
Chambers, V.T. 1873. Micro-Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist 5(7): 128
Internet References
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.Nepticulidae of North America.
Annette F. Braun. 1917. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 43: 155-209.