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Species Laetilia fiskeella - Hodges#5953

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Phycitinae
Tribe Phycitini
No Taxon (Cactus-Feeding Group)
Genus Laetilia
Species fiskeella (Laetilia fiskeella - Hodges#5953)

Hodges Number

5953

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Laetilia fiskeella (Dyar, 1904)

Range

North Carolina to eastern Texas (1)

Print References

Dyar, H.G. 1904. A new phycitid from the foothills. (Laetilia fiskeella, n. sp.). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 6(4): 221

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.The Moths of North America north of Mexico. Fascicle 15.4. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae, Phycitinae (part)
H. H. Neunzig. 1997. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
Contributed by Ken Childs on 3 November, 2013 - 8:34am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, JohnMaxwell22, Kyhl Austin, Steve Morris
Last updated 4 October, 2024 - 9:58pm

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