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Pyralidae 800129.5 – 5718 – Episcythrastis subtetricella (Ragonot, 1889)

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Myelois subtetricella Ragonot, 1889, rev. comb. (Heppner 2025) reverses (Leraut 2021) who placed this species in the genus Episcythrastis. Heppner found that Episcythrastis is strictly confined to Africa. Subtetricella was placed at 80a0128 in Myelopsis in the 2023 checklist following Neunzig (1990) and then moved to Episcythrastis at 80a0129.5 in the errata, following the treatment by Leraut.

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Heinrich, C., 1956. American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. Bulletin United States National Museum, 207: 41; figs. 192, 672. Heppner, J.B., 2025. Episcythrastis in Africa and reinstatement of European and North American Species to the holarctic genus Myelopsis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 18(1-2): 9-12. Leraut, G.H.C., 2021. Spécies général des Phycitinae (Lep. : Pyraloidea, Pyralidae) [A global comprehensive check-list of the Phycitinae (Lep. : Pyraloidea, Pyralidae)]. Revue Française d’Entomologie Générale, 2 (5–6, Supplement): 1-494. Neunzig, H. H., 1990. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3, p. 35; pl. 1, figs. 15-16; figs. 13a-b. order or free PDF Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz, 2025. Corrections to the 2023 “Annotated Taxonomic Checklist Of The Lepidoptera Of North America, North Of Mexico”. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 79(2): 104-116. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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Adult - © Tom Murray - Genitalia - © Anthony W. Thomas Higher resolution Genitalia Plate with EXIF and collection data at Tom Murray's PBase Gallery.

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