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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Eucosmini » Eucosma » circulana group (Eucosma circulana group) » Giant Eucosma - Hodges#3098 (Eucosma giganteana)

Species Eucosma giganteana - Giant Eucosma - Hodges#3098

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Season · Food · 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 Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Olethreutinae
Tribe Eucosmini
Genus Eucosma
No Taxon (circulana group)
Species giganteana (Giant Eucosma - Hodges#3098)
Hodges Number
3098
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eucosma giganteana (Riley, 1881)
Paedisca giganteana Riley, 1881 (1)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet means "gigantic" for the large size of this tortricid.
Numbers
There are more than 168 named species of the genus Eucosma in America north of Mexico. (2)
Size
Riley (1881) listed the wingspan 34-38 mm. (1)
Range
Heppner (2003) reported the range to include North Carolina to Florida, Minnesota to Texas. (3)
The Moth Photographers Group map displays a larger range to include Pennsylvania, North Dakota and New Mexico. (2)
Holotype collected 28 July 1922, Liberty County, Texas (F. Bottimer).
Syntypes collected in Kansas (G.F. Gaumer) and Iowa (A.W. Hoffmeister) but were lost; Psuedotype in USNM. (4)
Season
Moth Photographers Group reports January; April to September. (2)
Heppner (2003) reported April to June in Florida. (3)
Food
Heppner (2003) reported the larvae feed on Silphium perfoliatum (cup plant).(3)
Print References
Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States. Ohio Biological Survey. p. 108.150. (5)
Riley, C.V. 1881. Descriptions of some new Tortricidae (Leaf-rollers). Transactions of the Academy of Science of Saint Louis 4. p. 318. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Tortricidae.com (photo of holotype)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (6)
South Dakota State University PDF fact sheet
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) (7)
Charles Valentine Riley (Wikipedia)
Works Cited
1.Descriptions of some new Tortricidae (Leaf Rollers).
Riley, C.V. 1881. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis, 4: 316-324.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
4.World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 5: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera)
John Wesley Brown, Joaquin Baixeras. 2005. Apollo Books.
5.Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States, An Identification Guide
Gilligan, Todd M., Donald J. Wright, and Loran D. Gibson. 2008. Ohio Biological Survey, P.O. Box 21370, Columbus, Ohio 43221-0370.
6.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
7.Butterflies of North America
Contributed by Ethan Kistler on 19 February, 2007 - 12:41pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 22 December, 2017 - 11:53pm

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