Heliodinidae
36a0032 –
2499 Aetole extraneella
(Walsingham, 1881)
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Onagraceae. Host genera: Clarkia Epilobium[=Zauschneria] Oenothera[=Gaura]. Host extended: leaf miners & bore into immature seed pods (Powell & Opler 2009); leaf miner occassionally bores int... (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
Description/
Field Marks: |
See Hsu & Powell (2004) |
| Genitalia: |
See Hsu & Powell (2004) |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
extraneella (Walsingham, 1881) (Heliodines) - MONA 1983: 2499; TL: Pitt River, CA. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Aetole extraneella (Walsingham, 1881) was formerly in the genus Heliodines, Univ. Calif. Publ. Entom., 124: 1-158. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Hsu, Y-F. & J.A. Powell, 2004. Phylogenetic Relationships within Heliodinidae and Systematics of Moths Formerly Assigned to Heliodines Stainton (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea). University of California Publications in Entomology, 124: 1-158.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 11.45f; p. 111. Book Review and ordering
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Walsingham, T. de G., 1881. On some North American Tineidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1881: 323.
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