Pigritia sp. Pigritia sp. (Dietz, 1910)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Blastobasidae   >   Genus Pigritia   

Status:

The subfamily Blastobasinae is currently under consideration for classification and very difficult to identify to species level (Marcia Morris/BugGuide).

Description:

"Present knowledge of Blastobasinae does not permit species-level sight identification ... the genus Pigritia has labial palpi so reduced as to appear absent" (Terry Harrison/BugGuide 1/20/2011).

There are 23 records in the project database.

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A Pigritia species in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/8/2018). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Pigritia species in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/26/2016). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Pigritia species in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). Determined by Ilona L., John and Jane Balaban, Timothy Reichard, and Aaron Hunt via BugGuide. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Pigritia species in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2016). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Pigritia species in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2016). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Pigritia species in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/26/2016). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Pigritia species in Harford Co., Maryland (7/9/2017). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Pigritia species in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Pigritia species in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/15/2021). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Pigritia species in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Pigritia species in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2015). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Rachel Livengood. (MBP list)

A Pigritia species in Washington Co., Maryland (7/12/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Pigritia species in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/15/2007). Determined by Terry Harrison/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Pigritia species in Harford Co., Maryland (7/30/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Pigritia species in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Pigritia species in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)


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