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Pyralidae 80a0182 – 6021   Ephestia elutella (Hübner, [1796])              Tobacco Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: elutea (Haworth, 1811) (Phycis) elutella (Hübner, [1796]) (Tinea) - MONA 1983: 6021 affusella (Ragonot, 1888) (Homoeosoma) amarella Dyar, 1904 (Ephestia) angusta (Haworth, 1811) (Phycis) aquella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Tinea) icosiella Ragonot, 1888 (Ephestia) infumatella Ragonot, 1887 (Ephestia) pterogrisella Roesler, 1965 (Ephestia) roxburghii Gregson, 1873 (Ephestia) rufa (Haworth, 1811) (Phycis) semirufa (Haworth, 1811) (Phycis) sericarium (Scott, 1859) (Hyphantidium) uniformata Dufrane, 1942 (Ephestia)

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. Neunzig, H. H., 1990. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3, p. 106; pl. 4.35-37. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 26.47f, 26.48f; p. 198. Book Review and ordering Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, 1-20 - PDF. Species Page at Mass Moths

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