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Species Rostrolaetilia placidella - Hodges#5954

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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 Rostrolaetilia

Species placidella (Rostrolaetilia placidella - Hodges#5954)

Hodges Number

5954

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Rostrolaetilia placidella (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) (1)

Parramatta placidella Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

Blanchard & Ferguson (1975) placed in Rostrolaetilia (1)

Numbers

There are 10 species of the genus Rostrolaetilia in America north of Mexico. (1)

Size

Barnes & McDunnough (1918) reported a wingspan of 19 mm.

Blanchard & Ferguson (1975) reported the wingspan. (1)

♂ 19-20 mm.

♀ 15.5-22 mm.

Range

California. (2), (3)

Lectoytpe ♂ from Olancha, Inyo County, California, June 24-30, of the Barnes collection in the USNM. (1)

Season

The adults appear to be most common during the months of May to July and September. (3)

Blanchard & Ferguson (1975) collected specimens in May, June, and July. (1)

Food

Blanchard & Ferguson (1975) did not mention a host or immature stages. (1)

Print References

Barnes, W. & J.H. McDunnough, 1918. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America, 4: 177.

Blanchard, A. & D.F. Ferguson, 1975. Rostrolaetilia - a new North American genus of the subfamily Phycitinae, with descriptions of seven new species (Pyralidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 29(3): 135; figs. 1, 13, 15, 23. (1)

Neunzig, H.H., 1997. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.4. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, p. 28; pl. 1.17. (4)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (3)

University of California, Berkeley

Works Cited

1.	Rostrolaetilia - a new North American genus of the subfamily Phycitinae, with descriptions of seven new species (Pyralidae) André Blanchard, Douglas F. Ferguson. 1975. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 29(3): 131-150.

2.	Essig Museum of Entomology, California Moth Species List

3.	North American Moth Photographers Group

4.	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 Maury J. Heiman on 6 November, 2013 - 9:45pm
Last updated 7 November, 2013 - 8:26am

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