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Pyralidae
80a0272 – 5804   Sciota rubrisparsella (Ragonot, 1887)

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Similar Species:
  • Type locality (rubrisparsella): North America.
    Type locality (croceella): Blanco Co., TX.
    Type locality (rufibasella): Texas.
    Type locality (texanella): Central Texas.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • rubrisparsella Ragonot 1887 (Pristophora) - MONA 1983: 5804
  • croceella Hulst 1888 (Sciota)
  • rufibasella Ragonot 1887 (Nephopteryx)
  • texanella Hulst 1900 (Psorosa)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Heinrich, C., 1956. American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. Bulletin United States National Museum, 207: 131; figs. 346, 832 (♂♀ gen.).
    • Hulst, G.D., 1900. Some new genera and species of Phycitinae. The Canadian Entomologist, 32(6): 174 (croceella).
    • Neunzig, H. H., 2003. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 103; pl. 9.20. order or free PDF
    • Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, 1-20 - PDF.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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