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Species Sciota fernaldi - Hodges#5792

Pyralidae: Sciota? - Sciota fernaldi Pyralidae: Sciota feraldi - Sciota fernaldi Pyralidae: Sciota feraldi - Sciota fernaldi Pyralidae: Sciota feraldi - Sciota fernaldi Hodges#5792 - Sciota fernaldi  Sciota fernaldi - Sciota fernaldi Hodges#5792 - Sciota fernaldi Sciota fernaldi
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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
Genus Sciota
Species fernaldi (Sciota fernaldi - Hodges#5792)
Hodges Number
5792
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sciota fernaldi (Ragonot, 1887)
Nephopterix fernaldi Ragonot 1887
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet in honor of entomologist Charles H. Fernald (1838-1921).
Range
Rocky Mountain states.
Season
Adults are most common from May to August. (1)
Print References
Neunzig, H.H., 2003. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 112, pl. 4.12. (2)