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Isophrictis similiella

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Isophrictis similiella
Isophrictis similiella
(possibly Isophrictis magnella)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Isophrictis
Species:
I. similiella
Binomial name
Isophrictis similiella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia similiella Chambers, 1872
  • Gelechia solaniiella Chambers, 1873
  • Gelechia (Doryphora) piscipellis Zeller, 1873
Isophrictis similiella (possibly Isophrictis magnella), Size: 8.6 mm
Isophrictis similiella (possibly Isophrictis magnella)

Isophrictis similiella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Texas.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 11 mm.

The larvae bore in the receptacle of Solanum carolinense and the flowerheads of Rudbeckia hirta.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Isophrictis Meyrick, 1917". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ Bug Guide