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Pyralidae 80a0129.1n – 5720.01   Myelopsis davidi Handfield, 2025

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Distribution: Canada: all provinces. (Handfield 2025) Genitalia: See Handfield (2025). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: davidi Handfield, 2025 (Myelopsis) - MONA 1983: [NEW since Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)]; TL: Dunrobin, ON. Taxonomic Notes: Myelopsis davidi Handfield, 2025, n. sp., is described from Ontario.

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) - BIN: BOLD:AAG0407 Handfield, L., 2025. A new Myelopsis species from Canada and the genus Episcythrastis as only African (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 18(1-2): 19-28. Species Page at iNaturalist

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