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Pyralidae 80a0112 – 5695   Acrobasis caliginella (Hulst, 1887)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: caliginella (Hulst, 1887) (Nephopteryx) - MONA 1983: 5695; TL: Arizona. aurata; (Munroe, 1983) (Rhodophaea) missp. - MONA 1983: [5698] caliginoidella (Dyar, 1905) (Myelois) cruza (Opler, 1977) (Rhodophaea) - MONA 1983: [5696] durata (Opler, 1977) (Rhodophaea) yuba (Opler, 1977) (Rhodophaea) - MONA 1983: [5701] Taxonomic Notes: Acrobasis caliginella: Formerly placed in the genus Trachycera.

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) Hulst, G.D., 1887. New species of Pyralidae. Entomologica Americana, 3: 131. Neunzig, H. H., 1986. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.2, p. 68; pl. 1.8-25. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 25.13m; p. 189. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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