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Pyralidae 80a0257 – 5777.1   Quasisalebria occidentalis (Neunzig, 1988)

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Distribution: USA: apparently restricted to California. (Neunzig 2003) Similar Species: Other species in the genus Quasisalebria are best separated by genitalia. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: occidentalis Neunzig 1988 (Salebriaria); Type locality: Sierra Foothill Field Station, 3 mi N Smartville, Yuba Co, CA Taxonomic Notes: Quasisalebria occidentalis (Neunzig, 1988) n. sp., N.C. Agr. Res. Serv. Tech. Bull., v. 207, p. 1-95.

References

Neunzig, H. H., 1988. A taxonomic study of the genus Salebriaria (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae) in America north of Mexico. Technical Bulletin, North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, 287: 40. Neunzig, H. H., 2003. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 78; pl. 3.12. order or free PDF Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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