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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Odontiinae » Odontiini » Eremanthe » Chemsak's Desert Moth - Hodges#4815 (Eremanthe chemsaki)

Species Eremanthe chemsaki - Chemsak's Desert Moth - Hodges#4815

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Remarks · 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 Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)

Subfamily Odontiinae

Tribe Odontiini

Genus Eremanthe

Species chemsaki (Chemsak's Desert Moth - Hodges#4815)

Hodges Number

4815

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eremanthe chemsaki Munroe, 1972 (1)

Explanation of Names

The species name is in honor of John Chemsak

Numbers

Eremanthe chemsaki is the only member of the genus in America north of Mexico. (1), (2), (3)

Identification

Munroe (1972) original description is in MONA. (1)

Determined by Ed Knudson (Texas Lepidoptera Survey).

Range

California; Mexico.

Holotype from Red Rock Canyon State Park, California (California Academy of Sciences Collection).

Habitat

Based on live obseravtions, appears to be associated with Hole-in-the-sand Plants (Nicolletia spp.). Adults sit on the flowers.

Season

The main flight period appears to be March to May. (4)

Remarks

Diurnal.

Print References

Munroe, E. G. 1972 b: Pyraloidea, Pyralidae comprising subfamilies Odontiinae, Glaphyrinae. 163, pl. 8 fig. 32, pl. C fig. 9. – In: Dominick, R. B. et al., The Moths of America north of Mexico. 13.1B 13.1 B. – E.W. Classey and R.B.D. Publications Inc., London. (1)

Internet References

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (5)

Moth Photographers Group (4)

Works Cited

1.	The Moths of America North of Mexico: Fascicle 13.1B: Pyralidae, Odontiinae+Glaphyriinae Eugene Munroe. 1972. E.W. Classey Ltd. & R.B.D. Publications Inc.

2.	Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico. Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.

3.	Annotated check list of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of Mexico Scholtens, B.G., Solis, A.M. 2015. ZooKeys 535: 1–136. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.535.6086.

4.	North American Moth Photographers Group

5.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 25 April, 2014 - 2:15pm
Additional contributions by James Bailey, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 26 March, 2022 - 1:08pm

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