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Pyralidae
80a0060 – 5639   Cacotherapia unipuncta (Dyar, 1913)

© Carol Wolf
Distribution: Cotypes: "4 specimens, No. 15523, U. S. Nat. Mus.; Tryon, North Carolina, May and August, 1 904 (W. F. Fiske); New Brighton, Pennsylvania, July 25, 1905 (H. D. Merrick)."
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Synonymy:
  • unipuncta (Dyar, 1913) (Macrotheca) - MONA 1983: 5639
      Type locality: Cotype: "4 specimens, No. 15523, U. S. Nat. Mus.; Tryon, North Carolina, May and August, 1 904 (W. F. Fiske); New Brighton, Pennsylvania, July 25, 1905 (H. D. Merrick).".
  • 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.
    • Dyar, H.G., 1913. A note on Macrothecinae. Insecutor inscitiae menstruus, 1(2): 23.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Cacotherapia unipuncta
    16mm – © Jim Vargo
    Cacotherapia unipuncta
    16mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Cacotherapia unipuncta
    LG – © McGuire Center Collection

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