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Pyralidae 80a0412 – 5897.2   Acroncosa castrella Barnes & McDunnough, 1917

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Distribution: USA: AZ, NM. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: castrella Barnes & McDunnough, 1917 (Acroncosa) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)]; TL: Fort Wingate, NM. Taxonomic Notes: Acroncosa castrella Barnes & McDunnough, 1917, rev. stat. (Neunzig 2003), is elevated from subsp. of Acroncosa albiflavella Barnes & McDunnough, 1917.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough, 1917. New North American Phycitinae. The Canadian Entomologist, 49(12): 405. Neunzig, H. H., 2003. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 237; pl. 10.4-5. order or free PDF Species Page at iNaturalist

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