Tortyra slossonia Fernald, 1900 is a animal in the Choreutidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tortyra slossonia Fernald, 1900

Tortyra slossonia Fernald, 1900

Tortyra slossonia is a Choreutidae moth from Florida with a wingspan of around 13 mm, with several common names.

Family
Genus
Tortyra
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Tortyra slossonia Fernald, 1900

Tortyra slossonia Fernald, 1900 is a moth species in the family Choreutidae. It has several common names: the reflective tortyra moth, ficus budworm, and Slosson's metalmark moth. This species is known to occur in Florida, and its wingspan measures approximately 13 mm.

Photo: (c) Eduardo Axel Recillas Bautista, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eduardo Axel Recillas Bautista · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Choreutidae Tortyra

More from Choreutidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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