Species Battaristis vittella - Hodges#2229 (original) (raw)

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)

Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Subfamily Anacampsinae

Tribe Anacampsini

Genus Battaristis

Species vittella (Battaristis vittella - Hodges#2229)

Other Common Names

Stripe-backed moth (1)

Orange stripe-backed moth (2)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Battaristis vittella (Busck, 1916)

Duvita vittella Busck, 1916 (3)

Phylogenetic sequence #420470.00

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "banded."

Size

Wingspan 10-11 mm. (3)

Total length 5-6 mm. (2)

Mature larva 4-6 mm long. (4)

Identification

Adult - The adults have bright red eyes. The forewings are cinnamon brown and traversed by gray bands. (4)

Range

e. US, se CAN. - Map (4)(MPG)

Food

The larvae feed on the buds and cones of various pine species. (5), (4)

Life Cycle

The moths overwinter as larvae in a tunnel in a bud or cone. They pupate in the spring, and adults appear in May. (4)

Print References

Busck, A., 1916. Descriptions of new North American microlepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 18: 147. (3)

Works Cited