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(Redirected from Tlascala reductella) Genus of moths Tlascala is also Latin for the Mexican state of Tlaxcala

Tlascala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Phycitinae
Genus: Tlascala
Hulst, 1890
Species: T. reductella
Binomial name
Tlascala reductella
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Nephopterix reductella Walker, 1863
  • Pempelia gleditschiella Fernald, 1881

Tlascala is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Duryea Hulst in 1890. Its only species is Tlascala reductella, the Tlascala moth, described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Illinois and Kentucky, as well as in Ontario. It has also been recorded from Honduras.

The wingspan is about 20 mm (0.79 in). Adults have been recorded on wing from February to September, with most records from April to July.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Bug Guide
Taxon identifiers
Tlascala reductella


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