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Pyralidae 80a0573 – 6036   Barberia affinitella Dyar, 1905

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Description/ Field Marks: "Fore wings blackish brown with a broad white costal stripe; inner area a little lighter, especially toward base. Expanse 11 mm." (Dyar 1905). Similar Species: Homosassa ella (Hulst, 1887) has longer straight labial palpi. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: affinitella Dyar, 1905 (Barberia) - MONA 1983: 6036   Type locality: "Brownsville, Texas, Los Borregos".

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. Dyar, H.G., 1905. New North American Lepidoptera and synonymical notes. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 7(1): 39. Neunzig, H. H., 1997. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.4: p. 92; pl. 4.12. order or free PDF Shaffer, J.C., 1968. A revision of the Peoriinae and Anerastiinae (auctorum) of America North of Mexico (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 280: 78; figs. 24, 102, 141, 176. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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