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Pyralidae
80a0207 – 5750   Pima albocostalis (Hulst, 1886)

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Synonymy: Ephestia albocostalialis Hulst, 1886
Epischnia albocostalis Hulst, 1890
Epischnia subcostella Ragonot, 1887
Taxonomic Notes: Pima albocostalis (Hulst, 1886) includes as a synonym Pima albocostalialis (Hulst, 1886) (emendation) in Hulst (1886:xxiv). The name "albocostalis" was erroneously treated as a misspelling in Hodges et al. (1983).
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.
  • Heinrich, C., 1956. American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. Bulletin United States National Museum, 207: 104.
  • Hulst, G.D., 1886. Descriptions of new Pyralidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 13: 164; xxiv (errata ).
  • Hulst, G.D., 1890. The Phyctidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 17: 163.
  • Neunzig, H. H., 2003. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 29; pl. 1.7. order or free PDF
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 25.29f; p. 190. Book Review and ordering
  • Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, 1-20 - PDF.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Pima albocostalis
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