Species Pelochrista seamansi - Hodges#3132.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Tortricidae: Eucosma floridensis? - Pelochrista seamansi

Tortricidae: Eucosma? - Pelochrista seamansi

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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 Eucosmini

Genus Pelochrista

No Taxon (pulveratana group)

Species seamansi (Pelochrista seamansi - Hodges#3132.1)

Hodges Number

3132.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Pelochrista seamansi (Wright, 2011) Gilligan & Wright, 2013 (1)

Eucosma seamansi Wright, 2011 (2)

Explanation of Names

Wright (2011) stated, "This species is named after Howard L. Seamans, the head of the Dominion Entomological Laboratory at Lethbridge, Alberta from 1921 to 1938 and the collector of most of the specimens in the type series." (2)

Size

Wright (2011) reported the forewing length. (2)

♂ 7.5–9.0 mm.

♀ 7.2–9.0 mm.

Range

Wright (2011) reported the range to include the Great Plains, from southeastern Alberta to southeastern Manitoba to Iowa. (2)

Holotype ♂, Canada, Alberta, Lethbridge, collected by H.L. Seamans, 13 July 1928, in CNC. (Canadian National Collection). (2)

See Also

Eucosma suadana is nearly identical but smaller and darker. Eucosma suadana occurs in the Central Rocky Mountain and Great Basin region. The range does not overlap with Eucosma seamansi. (2)

Print References

Wright, D.J, 2011. Review of the Eucosma pulveratana (Walsingham) species group, with descriptions of eight new species (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 65(2): 105; figs. 17–18, 42, 54, 66, 77. (2)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (3)

Works Cited

1.	Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini) Todd M. Gilligan, Donald J. Wright. 2013. Zootaxa 3746(2): 301–337.

2.	Review of the Eucosma pulveratana (Walsingham) species group, with descriptions of eight new species (Tortricidae). Donanld J. Wright. 2011. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 65(2): 101–118.

3.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 21 August, 2013 - 2:19pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 17 October, 2015 - 6:04am

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