Homoeosoma striatellum
Homoeosoma striatellum is a species of snout moth in the genus Homoeosoma. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1905. It is found in North America, including Arizona, California[1] and Nevada.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Homoeosoma |
| Species: | H. striatellum |
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| Homoeosoma striatellum | |
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The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are pale gray and the veins are all lined with black. The ground color is dusted with blackish. The hindwings are whitish and ashen at the margin.[2]
References
- Dyar, Harrison G. (1905). "New North American Lepidoptera and Synonymical Notes". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 7 (1): 38–39.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Dyar (1905).
Further reading
- Heinrich, Carl (1956). "American Moths of the Subfamily Phycitinae". United States National Museum Bulletin. 207: 221, 325, 537. hdl:10088/30425.
- McDunnough, J. (1939). "Check List of the Lepidoptera of Canada and the United States of America. Part II. Microlepidoptera". Memoirs of the J.Southern California Academy of Sciences. 2 (1): 34. hdl:2027/mdp.39015068533549.
- Wright, W. S. (1916). "Phycitinae of San Diego, California, and Vicinity, with Descriptions of new Species (Lep.)". Entomological News. 27 (1): 28.
- Powell, Jerry A.; Opler, Paul A. (2009). Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. p. 194. ISBN 9780520943773; Pl. 26, Fig. 9.
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External links
- mothphotographersgroup
- "Homoeosoma Curtis, 1833" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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