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Species Hystrichophora ochreicostana - Hodges#3396

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Olethreutinae
Tribe Enarmoniini
Genus Hystrichophora
Species ochreicostana (Hystrichophora ochreicostana - Hodges#3396)
Hodges Number
3396
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hystrichophora ochreicostana (Walsingham, 1884)
Semasia ochreicostana Walsingham 1884 (1), (2)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet means "ocher-colored costa."
Numbers
There are more than eleven species of the genus Hystrichophora listed for America, north of Mexico. (3), (4)
Size
Wingspan 14-19 mm.
Range
Utah to Texas and northward to Alberta. (5), (4)
Season
Adults are most common from May to July. (4)
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group. (4)
Print References
Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States, p. 167.274. (6)
Walsingham, Lord. 1884. X. North American Tortricidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1884: 141. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (4)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (7)
E. H. Strickland Entomological Museum (University of Alberta)
Lord Walsingham (1843-1919)
Works Cited
1.X. North American Tortricidae.
Lord Walsingham. 1884. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1884: 121-147.
2.World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 5: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera)
John Wesley Brown, Joaquin Baixeras. 2005. Apollo Books.
3.Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
5.Annotated list of Utah tortricid moths: a provisional compilation.
Jerry A. Powell. 2006. Essig Museum of Entomology, 1-19.
6.Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States, An Identification Guide
Gilligan, Todd M., Donald J. Wright, and Loran D. Gibson. 2008. Ohio Biological Survey, P.O. Box 21370, Columbus, Ohio 43221-0370.
7.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 8 July, 2013 - 9:42am
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor, Randy Hardy
Last updated 4 July, 2020 - 2:22pm

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