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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillarioidea) » Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillariidae) » Lithocolletinae » Phyllonorycter » Basswood round-blotch miner moth - Hodges#0797 (Phyllonorycter tiliacella)

Species Phyllonorycter tiliacella - Basswood round-blotch miner moth - Hodges#0797

Representative Images

Phyllonorycter tiliacella Tilia americana host - Phyllonorycter tiliacella Tilia americana host - Phyllonorycter tiliacella Pennsylvania Moth - Phyllonorycter tiliacella Gracillariidae, Basswood round-blotch miner moth, upper side of leaf, front light - Phyllonorycter tiliacella Gracillariidae, Basswood round-blotch miner moth, upper side of leaf, spent pupa - Phyllonorycter tiliacella Gracillariidae, Basswood round-blotch miner moth, dorsal - Phyllonorycter tiliacella Gracillariidae, Basswood round-blotch miner moth, lateral - Phyllonorycter tiliacella
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gracillarioidea (Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)
Family Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)
Subfamily Lithocolletinae
Genus Phyllonorycter
Species tiliacella (Basswood round-blotch miner moth - Hodges#0797)

Hodges Number

0797

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Phyllonorycter tiliacella (Chambers, 1871) (1)
Lithocolletis tiliacella Chambers, 1871

Size

Chambers (1871) listed a wingspan of .25" (6.35 mm.)

Identification

Print References

Braun, A.F. 1908. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. Transactions of The American Entomological Society 34: 314. (1)
Chambers, V.T. 1871. Micro-Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist 3: 56.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (2)
Microleps.org
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
Annette F. Braun. 1908. University of Cincinnati.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 15 December, 2013 - 3:25pm
Last updated 15 December, 2013 - 7:51pm

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