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Pyralidae
80a0129.5 – 5718   Episcythrastis subtetricella (Ragonot, 1889)

- gen. - © Tom Murray
Distribution: Eastern Colorado north to southern Alberta and east to Nova Scotia, MONA Fascicle 15.3:35
Genitalia: See Heinrich (1956), figs. 192, 672.
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Synonymy:
  • subtetricella (Ragonot, 1889) (Myelois) - MONA 1983: 5718; TL: North America.
  • obnupsella (Hulst, 1890) (Myelois); TL: Canada.
  • zonulella (Ragonot, 1889) (Myelois); TL: north Illinois.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Episcythrastis subtetricella (Ragonot, 1889), n. comb. (Leraut 2021) was previously in the genus Myelopsis and numbered 80a0128 in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023) (Checklist) (Pohl & Nanz 2025).
    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)
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Heinrich, C., 1956. American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. Bulletin United States National Museum, 207: 41.
    • Neunzig, H. H., 1990. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3, p. 35; pl. 1.15-16. order or free PDF
    • Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz, 2025. Corrections to the 2023 “Annotated Taxonomic Checklist Of The Lepidoptera Of North America, North Of Mexico”. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 79(2): 104-116.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    Episcythrastis subtetricella
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Episcythrastis subtetricella
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Episcythrastis subtetricella
    - © Tom Murray
    Episcythrastis subtetricella
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