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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae) » Phycitinae » Phycitini » Ephestia Series » Eurythmia » Eurythmia hospitella - Hodges#6031 (Eurythmia hospitella)

Species Eurythmia hospitella - Hodges#6031

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Phycitinae
Tribe Phycitini
No Taxon (Ephestia Series)
Genus Eurythmia
Species hospitella (Eurythmia hospitella - Hodges#6031)
Hodges Number
6031
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eurythmia hospitella (Zeller, 1875)
Ephestia hospitella Zeller, 1875 (1)
Size
Heinrich (1956) listed the wingspan 10-15 mm. (2)
Identification
Heinrich (1956) description of the adult, including genitalia, is available online in PDF.(2)
Specimen determined by Terry Harrison.
Range
Heinrich (1956) reported Arizona and Utah to Texas, Florida. (2)
Heppner (2003) reported the range to include North Carolina to Florida and Missouri to Texas. (3)
Moth Photographers Group map (4)
Type specimens from "Texas" and Stockton, Utah. (2)
Season
Heppner (2003) reported April and May; July to November. (3)
Food
Heinrich (1956) listed the host unknown. (2)
HOST lists the larval host as Opuntia sp. (prickly pear cactus). (5)
Remarks
MONA Fascicle 15-3 raises the question of separate species status for angulella, furnella and hospitella. (6)
See Also
Eurythmia angulella is generally found north of the range of hospitella (6)
Eurythmia furnella is more contrastingly marked and is limited to the Northeast coastal states. (6)
Print References
Heinrich, C., 1956. American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. United States National Museum Bulletin 207, p. 307; figs. 87, 633, 1130. (2)
Neunzig, H.H., 1990. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, p. 123; pl. 5, figs. 25-32. (6)
Zeller, P.C., 1875. Contributions to the knowledge of the North American moths, especially the microlepidoptera. Transactions of the Royal Zoological-Botanical Society in Vienna, 25:338 (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (4)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (7)
Works Cited
1.Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren, vol. 3.
Phillip Christoph Zeller. 1875. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.
2.American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae
Carl Heinrich. 1956. United States National Museum Bulletin 207: 1-581.
3.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
5.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
6.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3: Pyraloidea: Pyralidae (Part), Phycitinae (Part)
H H Neunzig. 1990. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
7.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 24 April, 2014 - 7:50pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, MJ Hatfield, Randy Hardy, Steve Morris
Last updated 16 January, 2024 - 9:33am

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