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Species Epiblema praesumptiosa - Hodges#3176

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Texas SE Gulf Coast - Epiblema praesumptiosa Texas SE Gulf Coast - Epiblema praesumptiosa Epiblema praesumptiosa Unknown moth ... Epiblema? - Epiblema praesumptiosa Epiblema praesumptiosa Epiblema praesumptiosa
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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 Epiblema
No Taxon (praesumptiosa group)
Species praesumptiosa (Epiblema praesumptiosa - Hodges#3176)

Hodges Number

3176

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Epiblema praesumptiosa Heinrich, 1923 (1)
Phylogentic sequence #621071

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin praesumptio meaning "presumed."

Size

Wingspan 14-17 mm. (1)

Range

Southern Texas to Mississippi; North Carolina(?). (2)
Types: Brownsville, TX (August Busck, 5-27-17). (1)

Habitat

Coastal.

Season

The flight period is April to August. (2)

Print References

Heinrich, C., 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae. United States National Museum Bulletin, 123: 143. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (2)
Carl Heinrich

Works Cited

1.Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae
Carl Heinrich. 1923. United States National Museum Bulletin 123: 1-298.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 17 September, 2013 - 9:05am
Additional contributions by John Schneider, Randy Hardy
Last updated 15 May, 2022 - 6:34pm

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