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Species Acanthopteroctetes unifascia - Hodges#0017

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Neopseustoidea (Archaic Sun Moths)
Family Acanthopteroctetidae
Genus Acanthopteroctetes
Species unifascia (Acanthopteroctetes unifascia - Hodges#0017)
Hodges Number
0017
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acanthopteroctetes unifascia Davis, 1978 (1)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet unifascia is Latin meaning "single banded," referring to the forewing maculation.
Size
Forewing length 3.5-4.5 mm. (2)
Wingspan about 7.0-8.5 mm. (1), (3)
Range
California. (3)
Holotype ♂: Circle X Ranch, B.S.A. Camp (1500'), Ventura County, California (24 Apr 66). (1)
Food
Larvae mine leaves of Ceanothus. (2)
Print References
Davis, D.R 1978. A revision of the North American moths of the superfamily Eriocranioidea with the proposal of a new family, Acanthopteroctetidae (Lepidoptera). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 251: 98–99.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
BOLD Systems
Works Cited
1.A revision of the North American moths of the superfamily Eriocranioidea with the proposal of a new family, Acanthopteroctetidae
Donald R. Davis. 1978. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 251: 1-104.
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Chris Grinter on 10 August, 2014 - 3:19pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Blocky
Last updated 15 December, 2022 - 10:02pm

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