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Pyralidae 80a0146 – 6000   Ephestiodes gilvescentella Ragonot, 1887

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae Malvaceae Onagraceae Pinaceae Vitaceae Detritophagous.  Host genera: Abies Chrysothamnus Gossypium Gutierrezia Haplopappus[unresolved] Oenothera[=Gaura] Senecio Vitis Detritophagous.  Notes: cones of Shasta red fir (Keen 1958); larva reared on galls caused by cynipid wasps, root crowns, leaves & flowers (Powell & Opler 2009); Detritiphagus (Powell 2004); dried fruits (Zhang 1994).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: gilvescentella Ragonot, 1887 (Ephestiodes) - MONA 1983: 6000 nigrella Hulst, [1901] 1900 (Ephestiodes)

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hulst, G.D., 1900. New species of Lepidoptera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 8(4): 224. Neunzig, H. H., 1990. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3, p. 64; pl. 2.14-19. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 26.39m, 26.40m; p. 197. Book Review and ordering Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, p. 1-20 (PDF) Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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