Biology:Ithome edax
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Short description: Species of moth
| Ithome edax | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Ithome |
| Species: | I. edax
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| Binomial name | |
| Ithome edax Hodges, 1962
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Ithome edax is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1962. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas .[1][2]
The wingspan is 6–7 mm.
The larvae feed on the blossoms of Pithecellobium flexicaule.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Ithome edax Hodges, 1962". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/cosmopterigidae/chrysopeleiinae/ithome/#edax. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ↑ "420347.00 – 1641 – Ithome edax – Hodges, 1962". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1641. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
Wikidata ☰ Q16983742 entry
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