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Crambidae
80a1156 – 4826   Mimoschinia rufofascialis (Stephens, 1834)
             Rufous-banded Crambid Moth
© Mark Dreiling - DNA© Charles Melton
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • rufofascialis Stephens 1834 (Ennychia) - MONA 1983: 4826
  • ssp. a. rufofascialis Stephens 1834 (Ennychia) - MONA 1983: 4826; Type locality: unknown
  • costaemaculalis Snellen 1887 (Thelcteria); Type locality: Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao
  • gelidalis Walker [1866] (Pyralis?); Type locality: Dominican Republic, St. Domingo
  • perviana Walker 1865 (Anthophila?); Type locality: Dominican Republic, St. Domingo
  • thalialis Walker 1859 (Botys?); Type locality: St. Domingo
  • ssp. b. novalis Grote 1876 (Emprepes); Type locality: USA, Texas
  • ssp. c. decorata Druce 1899 (Eustrotia); Type locality: Mexico, N. Sonora
  • ssp. d. nuchalis Grote 1878 (Emprepes); Type locality: USA, California
  • 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.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 21.51m, 21.52f; p. 171. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    Mimoschinia rufofascialis
    © Jillian Cowles
    Mimoschinia rufofascialis
    © Jim Escoffier
    Mimoschinia rufofascialis
    © Tom Murray
    Mimoschinia rufofascialis
    © Charles Melton
    Mimoschinia rufofascialis
    © Arlene Ripley
    Mimoschinia rufofascialis
    © Charles Melton
    Mimoschinia rufofascialis
    14mm – © Chris Grinter
    Mimoschinia rufofascialis
    18mm – © Charles D. Bird
    Mimoschinia rufofascialis
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Mimoschinia rufofascialis
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Mimoschinia rufofascialis
    © Jim Vargo

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