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Crambidae 80a1346 – 4780   Petrophila confusalis (Walker, [1866])              Confusing Petrophila

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Distribution: Canada: BC, AB; USA: WA, ID, MT, OR, NV, CA. - Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: confusalis (Walker, [1866]) (Cataclysta) - MONA 1983: 4780 truckeealis (Dyar, 1917) (Elophila)

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 23.48m; p. 180. Book Review and ordering Sexton, C., 2021. Identification and distribution of the Petrophila fulicalis species group (Crambidae): taking advantage of citizen science data. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 75(2): 113-127. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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