Walshia particornella Busck, 1909
Walshia particornella: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/21386
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Description

Moths in the genus Walshia can only be reliably identified to species through genitalia dissection.

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Walshia particornella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Walshia
Species:
W. particornella
Binomial name
Walshia particornella
(Busck, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Perimede particornella Busck, 1909

Walshia particornella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by August Busck in 1919. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maryland, Illinois, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Texas and Florida.[1][2]

The wingspan is 13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July and in November.

References

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  1. ^ Walshia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University