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Crambidae 80a1452 – 5462   Argyria rufisignella (Zeller, 1872)              Mother-of-pearl Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: rufisignella (Zeller, 1872) (Catharylla) - MONA 1983: 5462   Type locality: Texas. rileyella Dyar, 1913 (Argyria)

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. Martinez, E.L. & R.L. Brown, 2007. Argyriini (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) of Mississippi and Alabama with a redescription of Argyria rufisignella (Zeller). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 61(2): 78-83. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Zeller, P.C., 1872. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 22: 542.

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