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Pyralidae 80a0385 – 5866   Megasis pullatella Ragonot, 1887

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pullatella Ragonot 1887 (Megasis); Type locality: California Taxonomic Notes: Megasis pullatella Ragonot, 1887 was formerly listed listed in the genus Sarata, a name synonymized with Megasis in Leraut (2021). This treatment was overlooked by Scholtens & Hayden (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

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: 160. Leraut, G.H.C., 2021. A global comprehensive check-list of the Phycitinae (Lep.: Pyraloidea, Pyralidae). Revue Française d’Entomologie Générale, 2 (5–6, Supplement): 1–371, tables. Neunzig, H. H., 2003. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 212; pl. 10.20, 22-23. 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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