Species Petrophila kearfottalis - Kearfott's Petrophila - Hodges#4773

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Habitat · Remarks · Internet References

moth with black dots - Petrophila kearfottalis

Petrophila 9.14.18 - Petrophila kearfottalis

Crambidae: Petrophila kearfottalis - Petrophila kearfottalis

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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 Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)

Subfamily Acentropinae

Tribe Argyractini

Genus Petrophila

Species kearfottalis (Kearfott's Petrophila - Hodges#4773)

Hodges Number

4773

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1906 by Harrison Gray Dyar, Jr. as Elophila bifascialis ab. kearfottalis (ab. for "aberration" isn't a recognized taxonomic rank). William Barnes & James Halliday McDonnough listed it in their 1917 checklist as Cataclysta kearfottalis, which is considered the official first publication.

Listed in some sources as Parargyactis kearfottalis.

* phylogenetic sequence # 143950

Explanation of Names

Named for American entomologist William Dunham Kearfott.

Range

w. N. Amer. - Map - (MPG)

Habitat

Appears in lists of aquatic moths

Remarks

The Hind wing has a white background and a light circular black line near the black fringe line. My [A. Hendrickson] wing length measurement was 8-9 mm.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - MPG

Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 1906 v.14, p.92 Dyar's original description (Google Books).

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 20 September, 2006 - 4:17pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, Chuck Sexton, Randy Hardy, A. Hendrickson
Last updated 30 August, 2019 - 8:24am

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