Species Compsolechia crescentifasciella - Hodges#2252 (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 Compsolechia

Species crescentifasciella (Compsolechia crescentifasciella - Hodges#2252)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Compsolechia crescentifasciella (Chambers, 1874)

Gelechia crescentifasciella Chambers, 1874

Explanation of Names

Compsolechia crescentifasciella (Chambers, 1874): the true identity of crescentifasciella is currently unknown; its placement in the genus Compsolechia has consequently been retained. The designation of USNM Type No. 447 (USNMENT00834895) as the "holotype" of crescentifasciella is erroneous (Mark Metz, pers. comm., 2024). This species is apparently confused with Anacampsis comparanda (Meyrick, 1929) in collections. Whether the two names represent the same species is a question for future study.

Range

Type locality: Texas

Print References

Chambers, V.T., 1874. Tineina from Texas Canadian Entomologist. 6(12): 237.

Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 9 December, 2018 - 2:25am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 22 June, 2024 - 4:29am