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Pyralidae
80a0319 – 5829   Pyla fusca (Haworth, 1828)
             Speckled Black Pyla, The Brown Knot-horn
Distribution Data for Pyla fusca
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • fusca Haworth 1828 (Phycis) - MONA 1983: 5829
  • annulatella Zetterstedt 1839 (Phycis)
  • bilineata Curtis 1850 (Phycita)
  • cacabella Hulst 1887 (Pinipestis)
  • carbonariella Duponchel 1836 (Phycis)
  • frigidella Packard 1867 (Eudorea?)
  • janthinella Duponchel 1836 (Phycis)
  • moestella Walker 1863 (Nephopteryx [sic])
  • posticella Zetterstedt 1839 (Phycis)
  • procellariana Walker 1863 (Paedisca)
  • spadicella Zincken 1818 (Phycis)
  • triplagiatella Munroe 1983 (Pyla)
  • triplagiella Dyar 1904 (Salebria)
  • 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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 4: 493.
    • Neunzig, H. H., 2003. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 147; pl. 5.19-21. order or free PDF
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 25.39f; p. 191. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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