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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Eucosmini » Pelochrista » robinsonana group (Pelochrista robinsonana group) » Speckled Pelochrista moth - Hodges#3009.2 (Pelochrista guttulana)

Species Pelochrista guttulana - Speckled Pelochrista moth - Hodges#3009.2

Classification · Hodges Number · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Eucosma guttulana - Pelochrista guttulana Eucosma guttulana - Pelochrista guttulana Speckled Pelochrista, 3009.2 - Pelochrista guttulana Interesting moth seen in sand dunes at South Padre Island, Tx - Pelochrista guttulana Pelochrista guttulana (Speckled Pelochrista) - Pelochrista guttulana Pelochrista guttulana (Speckled Pelochrista) - Pelochrista guttulana Tortricid at blacklight - Pelochrista guttulana
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Olethreutinae
Tribe Eucosmini
Genus Pelochrista
No Taxon (robinsonana group)
Species guttulana (Speckled Pelochrista moth - Hodges#3009.2)
Hodges Number
3009.2
Other Common Names
Speckled Eucosma moth
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pelochrista guttulana (Blanchard, 1980) (1)
Eucosma guttulana Blanchard(2), 1980
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin guttula meaning "droplets" for the dots of the wings.
Size
Blanchard (1979) listed the forewing length.
♂ 7.5-12.0, mean = 9.5 mm.
♀ 9.0-11.0, mean = 10.3 mm.
Identification
Blanchard (1979) original description in PDF.
Range
Heppner (2003) reported the range to include the southeastern United States, Florida to Texas. (3)
Listed on North Carolina checklist.
Holotype ♂ Texas, Kennedy Co., Padre Island National Seashore, 19 July 1976, A. Blanchard & M. E. Blanchard in USNM. (4)
Season
Heppner (2003) reported March to June, August to November. (3)
Food
Heppner (2003) reported the host unknown. (3)
Print References
Blanchard, A. 1980. Five new species of the tribe Eucosmini (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 33: 214; figs. 4, 9, 14, 20. PDF
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (5)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (6)
Tortricidae.com
Works Cited
1.Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini)
Todd M. Gilligan, Donald J. Wright. 2013. Zootaxa 3746(2): 301–337.
2.André Blanchard (1896- 1986)
Roy O. Kendall. 1987. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 41(4): 219-237.
3.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
4.World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 5: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera)
John Wesley Brown, Joaquin Baixeras. 2005. Apollo Books.
5.North American Moth Photographers Group
6.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 26 January, 2014 - 12:34am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy
Last updated 2 December, 2017 - 5:26pm

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