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Pyralidae 80a0467 – 5919   Honora mellinella Grote, 1878

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mellinella Grote, 1878 (Honora) - MONA 1983: 5919 ochrimaculella Ragonot, 1887 (Honora)

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 26.12m; p. 195. Book Review and ordering Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, p. 1-20 (PDF) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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