Biology:Ithome aquila
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Short description: Species of moth
| Ithome aquila | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Ithome |
| Species: | I. aquila
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| Binomial name | |
| Ithome aquila Hodges, 1978
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Ithome aquila is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1978. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida.[1][2]
Adults have been recorded from October to January and in May.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Pithecellobium unguis-cati.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Ithome aquila Hodges, 1978". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/cosmopterigidae/chrysopeleiinae/ithome/#aquila. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ↑ "420348.00 – 1642 – Ithome aquila – Hodges, 1978". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1642. 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 ☰ Q13372367 entry
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