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Species Phtheochroa huachucana - Hodges#3817

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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 Tortricinae
Tribe Cochylini
Genus Phtheochroa
Species huachucana (Phtheochroa huachucana - Hodges#3817)
Hodges Number
3817
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Phtheochroa huachucana (Kearfott, 1907)
Commophila huachucana Kearfott, 1907 (1)
Henricus huachucana
Phylogenetic sequence #620181
Number 3776 in the 1983 Hodges Checklist
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet refers to southern Arizona's Huachuca Mountains where some of the first specimens were collected. (1)
Size
Wingspan 22-27 mm. (1)
Identification
Adult - see Kearfott's original description in Print References. (1)
Range
Known from Arizona, New Mexico and west Texas. (2)
Described specimens: Cochise County, Arizona, Aug. 1st (Geo. Franck); Las Vegas, New Mexico; Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, Aug. 8th to 19th (Dr. W. Barnes). (1)
Print References
Kearfott, W.D., 1907. New North American Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 33(1): 79. (1)
Works Cited
1.New North American Tortricidae.
William Dunham Kearfott. 1907. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 33(1): 1-97.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group