Choreutis sexfasciella

Choreutis sexfasciella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Choreutidae
Genus:	Choreutis
Species:	C. sexfasciella
Binomial name
	Choreutis sexfasciella; (Sauber, 1902)
Synonyms
	Choreutidia sexfasciella Sauber, 1902; Simaethis fulminea Meyrick, 1912; Simaethis emplecta Turner, 1942; Choreutis emplecta (Turner, 1942); Choreutis sexfassiella Arita, 1976 (Missp.); Choreutis sexfasilla Abu Ghonem et al., 2020 (Missp.); Choreutis sexfascilla Abu Ghonem et al., 2020 (Missp.);

Choreutis sexfasciella is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Sauber in 1902. It is found naturally occurring in Sri Lanka, Japan (Ogasawara), Taiwan, the Philippines, Java, and Australia, and has been introduced to California and Florida; in much of the literature, it has been referred to as Choreutis emplecta.^[1]

References

^ Heppner, J.B. 2023. Choreutis sexfasciella introductions in southern California and Florida (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Choreutinae). Lepidoptera Novae 16: 49-54.

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[1] Heppner, J.B. 2023. Choreutis sexfasciella introductions in southern California and Florida (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Choreutinae). Lepidoptera Novae 16: 49-54.

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