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Species Cydia americana - Hodges#3481

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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 Grapholitini
Genus Cydia
Species americana (Cydia americana - Hodges#3481)
Hodges Number
3481
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cydia americana (Walsingham, 1879)
Grapholitha americana Walsingham, 1879 (1)
Size
Forewing length 5.5-8.5 mm. (2)
Identification
Determined by Terry Harrison.
Range
British Columbia to central California. (2)
Type locality: Mendocino County, CA (June 12th, 1871).
Season
Spring. (2)
Food
MacKay and Wagner reared them on pea (Lathyrus). (2)
Print References
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, pl.17, fig.16; p.143. (2)
Walsingham, Lord. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum 4: 67; Pl.75, f.9-10. (1)
Works Cited
1.North-American Torticidae
Thomas, Lord Walsingham. 1879. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. 4.
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems