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Pyralidae 80a0665 – 5620   Pococera euphemella (Hulst, 1888)              Mesquite Leaf Tier Moth

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Synonymy: euphemella (Hulst, 1888) (Katona) - MONA 1983: 5620; TL: Texas. melanographella Ragonot, 1888 (Pococera); TL: Texas. variella Ragonot, 1888 (Pococera); TL: Texas. Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida. Host Plants: Host familiy: Fabaceae Cannabaceae[Ulmaceae].  Host genera: Celtis Prosopis.  (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) Similar  : Species Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Ragonot, E.L., 1888. Descriptions de six nouvelles espèces d'Epipaschiidae (Pyralites) du nord de l'Amérique. Annales de la Société entomologique de France [Bulletin], 6(8): 151, 152. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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