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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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