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Species Dichrorampha radicicolana - Hodges#3409

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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 Grapholitini
Genus Dichrorampha
Species radicicolana (Dichrorampha radicicolana - Hodges#3409)

Hodges Number

3409

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Dichrorampha radicicolana Walsingham, 1879 (1)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "dwells in roots" for this moth reared on the roots of figwort. (1)

Numbers

There are 15 named species of the genus Dichrorampha in America north of Mexico. (2), (3)

Size

Walsingham (1879) listed the wingspan as 17 mm. (1)

Identification

Range

California and Nevada to Washington; Eastern Canada. (3)
Type location: John Day's River, Camp Watson, Oregon.

Season

The adults are most common from May to August. (3)

Food

Larval host is figwort (Scrophularia). (4)

Print References

Walsingham, L., 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum 4: 75. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Lord Walsingham

Works Cited

1.North-American Torticidae
Thomas, Lord Walsingham. 1879. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. 4.
2.Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 6 August, 2013 - 9:20am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 25 December, 2017 - 9:33am

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