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Pyralidae 80a0161 – 6014.1   Volatica gallivorella Neunzig, 1990

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: gallivorella Neunzig, 1990 (Volatica) Taxonomic Notes: Volatica gallivorella Neunzig, 1990, n. sp., MONA Fascicle. 15.3, includes as a synonym of Vitula lugubrella of authors; (not Ragonot, 1887). Neunzig (1990) notes that the type locality of lugubrella, "California", is erroneous and that "true" lugubrella is a synonym of Vitula biviella (Zeller, 1848), extralimital to North America.

References

Neunzig, H. H., 1990. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3, p. 82; pl. 1.26-29. order or free PDF Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, 1-20 - PDF.

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