Pyralidae
80a0481 –
5949.1 Laetilia dilatifasciella
(Ragonot, 1887)
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| Synonymy: |
dilatifasciella (Ragonot, 1887) (Zophodia) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: Sonora (Senora), Arizona.
Note: rev. stat. (Neunzig 1997); formerly a synonym of Laetilia coccidivora (Comstock, 1879). |
| Distribution: |
USA: NM, AZ, southern NV, southern CA (Neunzig 1997); CA, CO, AZ, TX (BIN URI: BOLD:AAH4784). |
| Host Plants: |
Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Dactylopiidae[Insecta] Kermesidae[Insecta] Cactaceae[secondary]. Host genera: Dactylopius[Insecta] Kermes[Insecta] Opuntia[secondary]. Notes: scales associated with Opuntia (Powell & Opler 2009); scale associated with Quercus (Neunzig 1997).
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| Description: |
Patch of scales on forewing just distad of antemedial line completely or mostly black in costal half and mostly pale brown in posterior half; hindwing darker (plate 1, figures 3-5) (Neunzig 1997). |
| Similar : Species |
- 80a0479 Laetilia coccidivora
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAH4784 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAM1034 (one of several BINs for coccidivora but clusters with BOLD:AAH4784, the BIN for dilatifasciella) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Neunzig, H.H., 1997. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae, Phycitinae (part). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 15.4: 20; pl. 1.3-5. (PDF (no fee) or order book)
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 26.36f; 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)
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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