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Gnorimoschema coquillettella - Hodges#1979 (Gnorimoschema coquillettella)
Species
Gnorimoschema coquillettella
- Hodges#1979
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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
Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily
Gelechiinae
Tribe
Gnorimoschemini
Genus
Gnorimoschema
Species
coquillettella
(Gnorimoschema coquillettella - Hodges#1979)
Hodges Number
1979
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Gnorimoschema coquillettella
Busck, 1902
Size
Powell & Opler (2009) listed the forewing length as 5.5-7.5 mm.
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Food
Powell & Opler (2009) listed several
Ericameria
species.
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Ericameria arborescens
E. linearifolia
E. pinifolia
Print References
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler, 2009.
Moths of Western North America
. University of California Press, plate 9, fig. 44; p. 98.
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Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
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Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.
Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
2.
North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman
on 30 October, 2013 - 6:53pm
Additional contributions by
Steve Morris
Last updated 28 January, 2023 - 10:54pm