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Pyralidae 80a0663 – 5618   Pococera gelidalis (Walker, [1866])

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: gelidalis (Walker, [1866]) (Auradisa)   Type locality: Honduras irrorata Schaus, 1912 (Pococera)   Type locality: Sixola, Costa Rica subalbella (Walker, 1866) (Myelois)   Type locality: Honduras tertiella Dyar, 1905 (Pococera)   Type locality: Brownsville, TX Taxonomic Notes: Pococera gelidalis (Walker, 1866), rev. comb. (Solis 1993), includes as synonyms tertiella Dyar, 1905 and irrorata Schaus 1912 (Solis 1993).

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. Solis, M.A., 1993. A phylogenetic analysis and reclassification of the genera of the Pococera complex (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 101: 1-83. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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