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Crambidae
80a1187 – 4879   Xanthophysa psychicalis (Hulst, 1886)
             Psychic Xanthophysa

© Jack Foreman
Description/
Field Marks:
See Hulst, 1886: 149.
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Synonymy:
  • psychicalis (Hulst, 1886) (Botis) emend. - MONA 1983: 4879
      Type locality: Georgia, TX.
  • psychialis; (Hulst, 1886) (Botis) orig. missp.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Pima psychicalis (Hulst, 1886) (emendation) includes as a synonym Xanthophysa psychialis (Hulst, 1886) (original misspelling) in Hulst (1886:xxiv). The name "psychicalis" was erroneously treated as a misspelling in Hodges et al. (1983).
    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.
    • Hulst, G.D., 1886. Descriptions of new Pyralidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 13: 149; xxiv (errata ).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Xanthophysa psychicalis
    © Jeff Hollenbeck
    Xanthophysa psychicalis
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Xanthophysa psychicalis
    © Carl Barrentine
    Xanthophysa psychicalis
    © Ken Childs
    Xanthophysa psychicalis
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Xanthophysa psychicalis
    © Jim Vargo
    Xanthophysa psychicalis
    © Jason Dombroskie
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