Lepidoptera Biodiversity LLC

 

Cannon PowerShot SX50 HS Photos of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) from Suburban Appleton in 2017

 

Hugo L. Kons Jr.

hkonsjr@yahoo.com

 

2019

 

Appleton Lepidoptera Photo Index for 2017

 

 

            The below photos were taken by the author in a suburban yard on West Summer Street in Appleton, WI (Outagamie County) (Google Earth figures).  The habitat includes a variety of trees, gardens, and lawns.  The closest forested habitat is along the Fox River about 1.2 miles to the south (mesic to hydric hardwoods).  Fields, mesic to hydric hardwood forest, and prairie planting occur just over 2 miles to the west.  Forested and open wetlands occur just over 3 miles to the northwest.  Xeric uplands do not occur in the vicinity.

 

Live specimen photos are voucher specimens collected after the photo was taken.  This is a small sample of the species collected in this family, many of which would be difficult to impossible identify with currently available resources.

 

Numbers in [ ] are from the Hodges et al. (1983) checklist of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico.

 

 

GELECHIIDAE

 

 

Metzneria lappella [1685]

Common in suburban Appleton.

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12 July 2017

 

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1 July 2017

 

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1 July 2017

 

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7 July 2017

 

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17 July 2017

 

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17 July 2017

 

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26 July 2017

 

 

 

Arogalea cristifasciella [1851]

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21 June 2017

 

 

Athrips mouffetella [1852]

Occasional in suburban Appleton.

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11 July 2017

 

 

Gnorimoschema species, possibly gallaesolidaginis [1986]

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26 August 2016

 

 

Anacampsis niveopulvella [2243]

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31 July 2017 (same individual as spread specimen).

 

 

Helcystogramma hystricella [2268]

Occasional in suburban Appleton.

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9 August 2017

 

 

Battaristis vittella [2229]

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12 July 2017

 

 

Dichomeris ligulella [2281]

Moderately common in suburban Appleton.

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18 April 2017;  Determined by Kyle Johnson

 

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27 May 2017