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Crambidae
80a0826 – 5058   Pyrausta orphisalis Walker, 1859
             Orange Mint Moth

© Ilona Loser
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • orphisalis Walker 1859 (Pyrausta) - MONA 1983: 5058; Type locality: "St. Martin’s Falls, Albany River, Hudson’s Bay" [Martin’s Falls, ON]
  • ochosalis Dyar 1903 (Pyrausta)
  • 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.
    • Munroe, E., 1976. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 13.2b, p. 119; pl. 5.5-10. order or free PDF
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Walker, F., 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 17: 310.
    Pyrausta orphisalis
    © Jim Farrell
    Pyrausta orphisalis
    © Pat Hallden-Abberton
    Pyrausta orphisalis
    © Tom Murray
    Pyrausta orphisalis
    © Carroll Rudy
    Pyrausta orphisalis
    17mm – © Charles D. Bird
    Pyrausta orphisalis
    © Jim Vargo

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