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Pyralidae 80a0053 – 5634   Aphomia cephalonica (Stainton, 1866)              Rice Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cephalonica (Stainton, 1866) (Melissoblaptes) - MONA 1983: 5634 lineata (Legrand, 1966) (Anerastia) oeconomellus (Mann, 1872) (Melissoblaptes) theobromae (Dyar, 1913) (Tineopsis) translineella (Hampson & Joannis, 1901) (Corcyra) Taxonomic Notes: Aphomia cephalonica (Stainton, 1866) was formerly in the genus Corcyra in Leraut (2014). Corcyra was synonymized with Aphomia in Leraut (2014).

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. Leraut, P.J.A., 2014. Moths of Europe, Pyralids 2. Moths of Europe, 4: 1-441.

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