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Pyralidae 80a0667 – 5510   Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)              Meal Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 5510 domesticalis (Zeller, 1847) (Asopia) erecta (Fourcroy, 1785) (Phalaena) farinatus (Haworth, 1803) (Crambus) fraterna Butler, 1879 (Pyralis) infumata Rebel, 1940 (Pyralis) marianii Hartig, 1951 (Pyralis) meridionalis Schmidt, 1934 (Pyralis) orientalis Amsel, 1961 (Pyralis) sardoplumbea Schawerda, 1936 (Pyralis) tenerifensis Rebel, 1906 (Pyralis)

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. Linnaeus, C., 1758. Systema Naturae, 10th ed. (251): 533. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 24.47m; p. 184. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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