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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Metalmark Moths (Choreutoidea) » Metalmark Moths (Choreutidae) » Choreutinae » Tortyra » Tortyra iocyaneus - Hodges#2653.1 (Tortyra iocyaneus)

Species Tortyra iocyaneus - Hodges#2653.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Strange Little Butterfly (or moth?) - Tortyra iocyaneus
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Choreutoidea (Metalmark Moths)
Family Choreutidae (Metalmark Moths)
Subfamily Choreutinae
Genus Tortyra
Species iocyaneus (Tortyra iocyaneus - Hodges#2653.1)
Hodges Number
2653.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Tortyra iocyaneus Heppner, 1991 (1)
Numbers
Heppner (1991) listed 21 described species in the genus with only 2 in North America. He further states there are at least 14 known species to be described. (1)
Size
Heppner (1991) listed the forewing length 6-7 mm. (1)
Identification
Heppner (1991) stated Tortyra iocyaneus is a "larger species than T. slossonia, with a noticeably more blue-green to violet coloration."
Heppner (1991) original description in PDF. (1)
Range
Heppner (1991) reported the range in the United States restricted to the Florida Keys and southern Dade County; northern Bahamas. (1)
Season
Heppner (1991) reported adults all months except November. (1)
Food
Heppner (1991) reported the host was unknown but likely Ficus sp. (1)
See Also
Tortyra slossonia has a "red and occasionally golden iridescence of the forewing" (1)
Print References
Heppner, J.B., 1991. Tortyra metalmark moths of Florida (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae). Tropical Lepidoptera 2(1). p. 75; figs. 3, 5, 5A, 7, 9.. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Works Cited
1.Tortyra metalmark moths of Florida (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae).
John B. Heppner. 1991. Tropical Lepidoptera 2(1): 73-78.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 19 March, 2014 - 11:58pm

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