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Pyralidae 80a0272 – 5804   Sciota rubrisparsella (Ragonot, 1887)

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Similar Species: Type locality (rubrisparsella): North America. Type locality (croceella): Blanco Co., TX. Type locality (rufibasella): Texas. Type locality (texanella): Central Texas. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: rubrisparsella (Ragonot, 1887) (Pristophora) - MONA 1983: 5804 croceella Hulst, 1888 (Sciota) rufibasella (Ragonot, 1887) (Nephopteryx) texanella (Hulst, 1900) (Psorosa)

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: 131; figs. 346, 832 (♂♀ gen.). Hulst, G.D., 1900. Some new genera and species of Phycitinae. The Canadian Entomologist, 32(6): 174 (croceella). Neunzig, H. H., 2003. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 103; pl. 9.20. order or free PDF Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, 1-20 - PDF. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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