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Gelechiidae 59a0594 – 2211   Polyhymno luteostrigella Chambers, 1874              Yellow Striped Polyhymno

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Larva and Host Plants: Partridge Pea, Chamaecrista fasciculata, (Busck 1900:236). Description/ Field Marks: Wingspan: 3/8" [~9.5mm] (Chambers 1874). Similar Species: Polyhymno acaciella Busck, [1901] 1900 Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: luteostrigella Chambers, 1874 (Polyhymno) - MONA 1983: 2211   Type locality: Texas. fuscostrigella Chambers, 1876 (Polyhymno)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Busck, A., 1900. New American Tineina. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 8(4): 236. Chambers, V.T., 1874. Tineina from Texas. The Canadian Entomologist, 6: 247. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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