An Isophrictis similiella in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2019).
An Isophrictis similiella in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/24/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Isophrictis similiella in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/15/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Isophrictis similiella in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Isophrictis similiella in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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An Isophrictis similiella in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2019).
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Isophrictis similiella in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Isophrictis similiella | |
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| Isophrictis similiella (possibly Isophrictis magnella) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Isophrictis |
| Species: | I. similiella
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| Binomial name | |
| Isophrictis similiella (Chambers, 1872)
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Isophrictis similiella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Texas.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 11 mm.
The larvae bore in the receptacle of Solanum carolinense and the flowerheads of Rudbeckia hirta.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Isophrictis Meyrick, 1917". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Bug Guide