Biology:Homoeosoma striatellum

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Short description: Species of moth

Homoeosoma striatellum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Homoeosoma
Species:
H. striatellum
Binomial name
Homoeosoma striatellum
Dyar, 1905[1]
Synonyms
  • Homoeosoma imitator Heinrich, 1956

Homoeosoma striatellum is a species of snout moth in the genus Homoeosoma. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1905. It is found in North America, including Arizona, California [1] and Nevada.[citation needed]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are pale gray and the veins are all lined with black. The ground color is dusted with blackish. The hindwings are whitish and ashen at the margin.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dyar, Harrison G. (1905). "New North American Lepidoptera and Synonymical Notes". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 7 (1): 38–39. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2347869. 
  2. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: (Dyar 1905).

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5891282 entry