Choreutis sexfasciella

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Choreutis sexfasciella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Choreutis
Species:
C. sexfasciella
Binomial name
Choreutis sexfasciella
(Sauber, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Choreutidia sexfasciellaSauber, 1902
  • Simaethis fulmineaMeyrick, 1912
  • Simaethis emplectaTurner, 1942
  • Choreutis emplecta(Turner, 1942)
  • Choreutis sexfassiellaArita, 1976 (Missp.)
  • Choreutis sexfasillaAbu Ghonem et al., 2020 (Missp.)
  • Choreutis sexfascillaAbu Ghonem et al., 2020 (Missp.)

Choreutis sexfasciella is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Sauber in 1902. It is found naturally occurring in Sri Lanka, Japan (Ogasawara), Taiwan, the Philippines, Java, and Australia, and has been introduced to California and Florida; in much of the literature, it has been referred to as Choreutis emplecta. [1]

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References

  1. Heppner, J.B. 2023. Choreutis sexfasciella introductions in southern California and Florida (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Choreutinae). Lepidoptera Novae 16: 49-54.