Philonome clemensella is a species of moth of the family Tineidae found in North America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Philonome |
| Species: | P. clemensella
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| Philonome clemensella Chambers, 1874
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Description
editThe length of the forewings is 2.8–4.4 mm.[1] The wings are narrow and typically folded around the abdomen at rest. The forewing has an orange-brown ground color. A diagonal, white median line stops short of the costa and turns parallel to the costa to meet the white thorax. A diagonal, white postmedial line begins wide at the costa and narrows and stops before reaching the curved outer margin. Black scales appear in several small clumps: posterior to the thorax, in a tuft near the median line, at the inner end of the postmedial line, and along the outer margin.
Taxonomy
editThe species has been classified in the leaf-miner moth family Lyonetiidae in the past. A genetics study published in 2013 showed that the species belongs in the family Tineidae of clothes moths.[2]
Range
editThe species' occurrence range extends from Oklahoma and Minnesota in the west to Florida and Maine in the east, including southeastern Canada.[3][4][5]
Life cycle
editPrevious accounts have reported that P. clemensella have been collected from hickory and linden trees, however recent review indicates: "these were based on the ambiguous label data of specimens from the United States National Museum of Natural History. No additional observation of the larvae of P. clemensella has been reported from these trees."[1] Adults have been reported from April to November, with most sightings in June and July.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Davis, Donald; Sohn, Jae-Cheon; Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos (2015). "Revision of the genus Philonome Chambers and its proposed reassignment to the family Tineidae (Lepidoptera, Tineoidea)". ZooKeys (494): 69–106. Bibcode:2015ZooK..494...69S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.494.8748. PMC 4400378. PMID 25901115.
- ^ Sohn; et al. (2013). "A Molecular Phylogeny for Yponomeutoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Ditrysia) and Its Implications for Classification, Biogeography and the Evolution of Host Plant Use". PLOS ONE. 8 (1): 1–23. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...855066S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055066. PMC 3561450. PMID 23383061.
- ^ a b "Species Philonome clemensella - Hodges#0462". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ a b "Moth Photographers Group – Philonome clemensella – 0462". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ a b "Butterflies and Moths of North America - collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera". butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
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