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Species Martia arizonella - Hodges#5903

White, gray, and yellow moth - Martia arizonella White, gray, and yellow moth - Martia arizonella White, gray, and yellow moth (2) - Martia arizonella White, gray, and yellow moth (2) - Martia arizonella Crambidae? - Martia arizonella Moth  - Martia arizonella snout moth - Martia arizonella moth - Martia arizonella
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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 Phycitini
No Taxon (Sarata Series)
No Taxon (Eumysia Group)
Genus Martia
Species arizonella (Martia arizonella - Hodges#5903)
Hodges Number
5903
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Martia arizonella Ragonot, 1887
Numbers
Martia arizonella is the only member of the genus. (1)
Size
Powell & Opler (2009) listed the forewing length 7.5-9.5 mm. (2)
Identification
Shaffer (1968) revised description is in PDF. (3)
Range
Southern California to Utah(4) and Texas. (1), (2)
Also occurs in Baja California. (2)
Season
The main flight period appears to be April to September. (2)
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 280: 84, fig. 63. (3)
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, p. 194; pl. 26, figs. 5-6. (2)