Pyralidae
80a0480 –
5949.2 Laetilia hulstii
Cockerell, 1897
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| Synonymy: |
hulstii Cockerell, 1897 (Laetilia) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Note: rev. stat. (Neunzig 1997); described as a variety of Laetilia coccidivora (Comstock, 1879). quadricolorella (Dyar, 1904) (Atascosa); TL: Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Note: n. syn. (Neunzig 1997); formerly a subspecies of Laetilia coccidivora (Comstock, 1879). |
| Distribution: |
USA: southern NM to southern CA (Neunzig 1997). |
| Host Plants: |
Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Monophlebidae[Insecta] Fabaceae[secondary]. Host genera: Icerya[Insecta] Prosopis[secondary]. Notes: scales associated with Prosopis (Neunzig 1997).
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| Description: |
Patch of scales on forewing just distad of antemedial line mostly ochre; hindwing white, with no dark scales (plate 1, figure 6) (Neunzig 1997). |
| Similar : Species |
- 80a0479 Laetilia coccidivora
- 80a0481 Laetilia dilatifasciella
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Cockerell, T.D.A., 1897. Contributions to Coccidology.-II. The American Naturalist, 30(367): 588.
- Dyar, H.G., 1904. Additions to the list of North American Lepidoptera, no. 2. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 6(2): 116.
- Neunzig, H.H., 1997. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae, Phycitinae (part). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 15.4: 21; pl. 1.6. (PDF (no fee) or order book)
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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