''Calosima munroei'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
in the family
Blastobasidae
The Blastobasidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Its species can be found almost anywhere in the world, though in some places they are not native but introduced by humans. In some arrangements, these moths are included in t ...
. It is found in the
Marin
Marin (French) or Marín (Spanish "sailor") may refer to:
People
* Marin (name), including a list of persons with the given name or surname
* MaRin, in-game name of professional South Korean ''League of Legends'' player Jang Gyeong-hwan (born 19 ...
and
Contra Costa counties of coastal
California
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.
The length of the forewings is 7.4–9 mm.
A new North American Calosima (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae: Blastobasinae)
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Larvae have been reared from cones of ''Cupressus goveniana
''Cupressus goveniana'', now reclassified as ''Hesperocyparis goveniana'', with the common names Californian cypress and Gowen cypress, is a species of cypress, that is endemic to California.
Distribution
The tree is endemic to the Monterey Pen ...
'', '' Cupressus sargenti'' and also from dead willow.
Etymology
The species is named in honor of Eugene Munroe
Eugene Gordon Munroe (8 September 1919 – 31 May 2008) was a Canadian entomologist who discovered numerous species of insects. He worked for the Insect Systematics and Biological Control Unit, Entomology Division in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Munro ...
.
References
Moths described in 2003
munroei
Fauna of the San Francisco Bay Area
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