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Species Pelochrista guttulana - Speckled Pelochrista moth - Hodges#3009.2

Eucosma guttulana - Pelochrista guttulana

Speckled Pelochrista, 3009.2 - 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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