Taygete decemmaculella

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Taygete decemmaculella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Taygete
Species:
T. decemmaculella
Binomial name
Taygete decemmaculella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia decemmaculellaChambers, 1875
  • Gelechia bicostomaculellaChambers, 1877
  • Oecophora thoracellaWalsingham, 1888
  • Epithectis osteosemaMeyrick, 1929

Taygete decemmaculella is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Colorado, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Taygete Chambers, 1873". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Description of Epithectis osteosema in Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (16): 486