Pyralidae
80a0129.5 –
5718 Episcythrastis subtetricella
(Ragonot, 1889)
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| Distribution: |
Eastern Colorado north to southern Alberta and east to Nova Scotia (Neunzig 1990).
CAUTION: probably not found in California; all specimens west of the Rockies shown at BOLD and elsewhere (including map above) likely represent misidentifications. |
| Genitalia: |
See Heinrich (1956), Neunzig (1990). |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
subtetricella (Ragonot, 1889) (Myelois) - MONA 1983: 5718; TL: North America.obnupsella (Hulst, 1890) (Myelois); TL: Canada.zonulella (Ragonot, 1889) (Myelois); TL: north Illinois. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Episcythrastis subtetricella (Ragonot, 1889), n. comb. (Leraut 2021). This species was placed at 80a0128 in Myelopsis in the 2023 checklist; it was moved to Episcythrastis in the
errata, following Leraut (2021). |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD)
- 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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