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Lecithoceridae 420028.00 – 1066 – Martyringa ravicapitis – Himalayan Grain Moth – Hodges, 1960

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Taxonomic Notes: Martyringa ravicapitis Hodges, 1960, treated as a synonym of Martyringa xeraula in Lvovsky (2003) apparently without justification and seemingly dubious (J-F Landry, pers. comm., 4/13/2017), is restored as the valid species.

References

Hodges, R. W., 1974. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.2, p. 130; pl. 6.28. order Lvovsky, A.L., 2003, Nota lepid. 25 (4): 218., 2003. Check-list of the broad-winged moths (Oecophoridae s. l.) of Russia and adjacent countries. Nota lepidopterologica, 25(4): 213-220. Species Page at BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data System Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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