A Tlascala Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/2/2020).
A Tlascala Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/25/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Tlascala Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/27/2014).
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Status
"The District of Columbia is the type locality for Pempelia gleditschiella Fern., 1881, a junior synonym of T. reductella, although the host (Honey Locust) is not native to this area. Honey locust was limited mainly to the Ohio-Mississippi drainage but is widely planted in Maryland as a shade tree" (Glaser, Micromoths).
Relationships
The larva is a leaf-tier on Honey Locust (Glaser, Micromoths).
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A Tlascala Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/2/2020).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Tlascala Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/25/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Media by
Mark Etheridge.
A Tlascala Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/27/2014).
Media by
Mark Etheridge.
Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Tlascala Hulst, 1890 |
| Species: | T. reductella
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| Tlascala reductella (Walker, 1863)
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Tlascala is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Duryea Hulst in 1890.[1] 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.[2] It has also been recorded from Honduras.
The wingspan is about 20 mm (0.79 in).[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to September, with most records from April to July.
References
[edit]- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Bug Guide
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