Philonome clemensella
| Philonome clemensella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Philonome |
| Species: | P. clemensella |
| Binomial name | |
| Philonome clemensella Chambers, 1874 | |
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Philonome clemensella is a species of moth of the Tineidae family found in North America.
Description
The length of the forewings is 2.8–4.4 mm.[1] The wings are narrow and typically folded around the abdomen at rest. The forewing has an orange-brown ground color. A diagonal, white median line stops short of the costa and turns parallel to the costa to meet the white thorax. A diagonal, white postmedial line begins wide at the costa and narrows and stops before reaching the curved outer margin. Black scales appear in several small clumps: posterior to the thorax, in a tuft near the median line, at the inner end of the postmedial line, and along the outer margin.
Taxonomy
The species has been classified in the leaf-miner moth family Lyonetiidae in the past. A genetics study published in 2013 showed that the species belongs in the Tineidae family of clothes moths.[2]
Range
The species' occurrence range extends from Oklahoma and Minnesota in the west to Florida and Maine in the east, including southeastern Canada.[3][4][5]
Life cycle
Larvae live on hickory trees.[6] Adults have been reported from April to November, with most sightings in June and July.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Revision of the genus Philonome Chambers and its proposed reassignment to the family Tineidae (Lepidoptera, Tineoidea)
- ↑ Sohn; et al. (2013). "A Molecular Phylogeny for Yponomeutoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Ditrysia) and Its Implications for Classification, Biogeography and the Evolution of Host Plant Use". PLOS ONE 8: 1–23. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055066.
- 1 2 "Species Philonome clemensella - Hodges#0462". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- 1 2 "Moth Photographers Group – Philonome clemensella – 0462". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- 1 2 "Butterflies and Moths of North America - collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera". butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ↑ Beadle, David (2012). Peterson field guide to moths of northeastern North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pub. Co. p. 40. ISBN 9780547727431.