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Crambidae 80a0826 – 5058   Pyrausta orphisalis Walker, 1859              Orange Mint Moth

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Synonymy: orphisalis Walker, 1859 (Pyrausta) - MONA 1983: 5058; TL: "St. Martin’s Falls, Albany River, Hudson’s Bay" [Martin’s Falls, ON]. ochosalis Dyar, 1903 (Pyrausta)

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) Munroe, E., 1976. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 13.2b, p. 119; pl. 5.5-10. order or free PDF Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Walker, F., 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 17: 310.

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