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Species Pigritia laticapitella - Hodges#1232

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 Blastobasidae (Scavenger Moths)
Subfamily Blastobasinae (Scavenger Moths)
Tribe Blastobasini
Genus Pigritia
No Taxon (laticapitella complex)
Species laticapitella (Pigritia laticapitella - Hodges#1232)
Hodges Number
1232
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pigritia laticapitella Clemens, 1860
Range
Type locality probably Easton, PA
Print References
Adamski, D. & R.W. Hodges, 1996. An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 98: 708-740. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae)
D. Adamski, R. W. Hodges. 1996. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 98: 708-740.
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 9 December, 2013 - 8:55pm
Additional contributions by Blocky, Steve Morris
Last updated 11 July, 2023 - 7:55pm

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