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Pyralidae
80a0461 – 5915   Maricopa lativittella (Ragonot, 1887)

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Synonymy:
  • lativittella (Ragonot, 1887) (Ciris) - MONA 1983: 5915
      Type locality: Arizona.
  • aureomaculella (Dyar, 1904) (Zophodia)
      Type locality: Bremond, TX.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Maricopa lativittella (Ragonot, 1887) includes as a synonym aureomaculella (Dyar, 1904) in Heinrich (1956) who did note slight differences in both male an female genitalia.
    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.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AEV4136 (Maricopa from TX) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Dyar, H.G., 1904. New Lepidoptera from the United States. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 12(2): 107.
    • Heinrich, C., 1956. American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. Bulletin United States National Museum, 207: 192; figs. 434, 435 (m. gen.), 926, 927 (f. gen.).
    • Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, 1-20 - PDF.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Maricopa lativittella
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    Maricopa lativittella
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