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Species Aethes interruptofasciata - Hodges#3757

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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 Tortricinae
Tribe Cochylini
Genus Aethes
Species interruptofasciata (Aethes interruptofasciata - Hodges#3757)
Hodges Number
3757
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Aethes interruptofasciata (Robinson, 1869)
Conchylis interruptofasciata Robinson, 1869 (1)
Phalonia sublepidana Kerfott, 1907 (2)
Aethes sublepidana
This species was #3832 in the 1983 Hodges Checklist. (3)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin meaning "broken-banded," for the broad subterminal band "narrowly limited externally by pale shining scales." (1)
Size
Forewing length 4.7-7 mm. (4)
Wingspan 12-15 mm. (1)
Identification
Robinson (1869) original description is available online in the print references. (1)
Range
Records from the eastern United States and southern Canada. (5)
Type locality: Pennsylvania (Theo. Bunte).
Season
The main flight period is May to August. (4)
Print References
Robinson, C.T., 1869. Notes on American Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 2, p. 287. (1)
Works Cited
1.Notes on American Tortricidae.
Coleman T. Robinson. 1869. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 2: 261-288.
2.New North American Tortricidae.
William Dunham Kearfott. 1907. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 33(1): 1-97.
3.Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
5.North American Moth Photographers Group