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Pyralidae
80a0585 – 6048   Peoria gematella (Hulst, 1887)

© Stuart I. Tingley
Genitalia: See Shaffer (1968)
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Synonymy:
  • gematella (Hulst, 1887) (Spermatophthora) emend. - MONA 1983: 6048
      Type locality: Illinois.
  • bistriatella (Hulst, 1890) (Cayuga)
  • gemmatella (McDunnough, 1939) (Pectinigeria) missp.
  • gemmatilla (Hulst, 1887) (Spermatophthora) orig. missp.
  • pamponerella (Dyar, 1908) (Pectinigera [sic])
  • Taxonomic Notes: Peoria gematella (Hulst, 1887) is restored as the valid name. Originally described as "gemmatilla", the spelling was changed to "gematella" on the corrections page of same work. This species was misspelled as "gemmatella" in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) and McDunnough (1939).
    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.
    • Hulst, G.D., 1887. New species of Pyralidae. Entomologica Americana, 3: 134, [244] (Errors and Corrections).
    • McDunnough, J.H., 1939. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Canada and the United States of America, part 2, Microlepidoptera. Memoirs of the Southern California Academy of Science, 2(1): 35.
    • 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: 22; figs. 7, 76, 111, 149.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Peoria gematella
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    Peoria gematella
    © Aaron Hunt
    Peoria gematella
    © Stuart I. Tingley
    Peoria gematella
    © Stuart I. Tingley
    Peoria gematella
    © Stuart I. Tingley
    Peoria gematella
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