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

© Dave Beadle
Distribution: Type locality: Texas.
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Catharylla rufisignella Zeller, 1872
Argyria rileyella Dyar, 1913
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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.
Argyria rufisignella
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