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Pyralidae 80a0409 – 5896   Elasmopalpus lignosella (Zeller, 1848)              Lesser Cornstalk Borer

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Genitalia: See Heinrich (1956). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lignosella Zeller 1848 (Pempelia) - MONA 1983: 5896 angustellus Blanchard 1852 (Elasmopalpus) anthracellus Ragonot 1888 (Elasmopalpus) carbonella Hulst 1888 (Dasypyga) incautella Zeller 1872 (Pempelia) major Zeller 1874 (Pempelia) puer Dyar 1919 (Elasmopalpus) tartarella Zeller 1872 (Pempelia?)

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. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Heinrich, C., 1956. American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. Bulletin United States National Museum, 207: 173. Neunzig, H. H., 2003. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 232; pl. 9.9-10. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 26.2m; p. 193. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Zeller, P.C., 1848. Exotische Phyciden. Isis von Oken, 1848: 883.

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