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Species Mompha claudiella - Hodges#1435

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Mompha claudiella Moth - Mompha claudiella Moth - Mompha claudiella
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Momphidae (Momphid Moths)
Subfamily Momphinae
Genus Mompha
Species claudiella (Mompha claudiella - Hodges#1435)
Hodges Number
1435
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Mompha claudiella Kearfott, 1907 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #421824
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet in honor of Claud Marmont, who collected the first specimens. (1)
Size
Wingspan about 20 mm. (1)
Identification
Adult - see original description in Print References. (1)
Range
California to Texas, north to Alberta and Manitoba. (2), (3)
Season
The adults are most common from May to September. (2)
Print References
Kearfott, W.D., 1907. New micro-lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 39(6): 212. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)
Works Cited
1.New micro-leidoptera
W.D. Kearfott. 1907. The Canadian Entomologist 39(1-6): 1-9, 53-60, 77-84, 121-128, 153-160, 211-212.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3. An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada
Gregory R. Pohl, Gary G. Anweiler, B. Christian Schmidt, Norbert G. Kondla. 2010. ZooKeys 38: 1–549.
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 19 August, 2013 - 7:30pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 22 December, 2017 - 11:10pm

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