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Crambidae 80a1339 – 4774   Petrophila bifascialis (Robinson, 1870)              Two-banded Petrophila

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Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: bifascialis (Robinson, 1870) (Cataclysta) - MONA 1983: 4774; TL: Texas.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Robinson, C.T., 1870. Lepidopterological Miscellanies. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, 9: 154. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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