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Species Stathmopoda aenea - Hodges#1070.1

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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 Stathmopodidae
Genus Stathmopoda
Species aenea (Stathmopoda aenea - Hodges#1070.1)
Hodges Number
1070.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Stathmopoda aenea (Braun, 1918)
Erineda aenea Braun, 1918 (1)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet is Latin meaning "bronzed." (2)
Size
Wingspan 8-9 mm. (1)
Food
Diplazium pycnocarpon (Sw.) M. Kato [Asplenium angustifolium] (narrow-leaved spleenwort)
Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato [Asplenium acrostichoides] (silvery spleenwort)
Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott (Christmas fern).
Print References
Braun, A.F. 1918. New species of microlepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist 50(7): 229-231.(1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (3)
Microleps.org
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)
Annette F. Braun (1884-1978)
Works Cited
1.New species of Microlepidoptera
Annette F. Braun. 1918. The Canadian Entomologist, 50(7): 229-236.
2.Dictionary of natural history terms with their derivations, including the various orders, genera, and species.
David H. McNicoll. 1863. Lovell Reeve & Company.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 23 October, 2013 - 8:41am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 13 February, 2018 - 5:13pm

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