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Pyralidae
80a0499 – 5965   Baphala pallida (Comstock, 1880)

© Peter Homann - - gen.
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Synonymy: Dakruma pallida Comstock, 1880
Vitula basimaculatella Ragonot, 1887
Taxonomic Notes: Baphala pallida (Comstock, 1880) includes as a synonym [5965] Baphala basimaculatella (Raganot, 1887) in Neunzig (1997), MONA, Fascicle 15.4: p. 33. Roesler (1967) treated the genus Baphala pallida as a synonym of Baphala but the treatment in Neunzig (1997) is followed here.
References
  • Neunzig, H. H., 1997. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.4: p. 33; pl. 1.31-35. 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
Baphala pallida
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Baphala pallida
© C. Van Den Broeke
Baphala pallida
© Bob Patterson
Baphala pallida
- © Peter Homann - gen.
Baphala pallida
© Jim Vargo
Baphala pallida
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