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Mimallonidae
830004 – 7662   Cicinnus melsheimeri (Harris, in: Doubleday, 1841)
             Melsheimer's Sack-bearer Moth

© Carol Wolf
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Synonymy:
  • melsheimeri Harris, in: Doubleday 1841 (Saccophora) - MONA 1983: 7662; Type locality: Dover, York Co., PA
  • egenaria Walker 1866 (Arhodia)
  • melsheimerii Harris 1841 (Perophora)
  • primolus Schaus 1928 (Cicinnus)
  • 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.
    • Franclemont, J. G., 1973. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.1: p. 12; pl. 3.6-8. order or free PDF
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 37.8m; p. 232. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • St Laurent, R.A., L.E. Reeves & A.Y. Kawahara, 2020. Cicinnus chambersi: a new species of sack-bearer moth (Lepidoptera, Mimallonidae, Cicinninae) from southeastern Arizona, USA.. ZooKeys, 931: 49-71.
    Cicinnus melsheimeri
    © Carol Wolf
    Cicinnus melsheimeri
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    Cicinnus melsheimeri
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Cicinnus melsheimeri
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Cicinnus melsheimeri
    35mm – © Jim Vargo
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    Cicinnus melsheimeri
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    Cicinnus melsheimeri
    © Teresa Moody LG
    larval stage overwintering in oak leaf case
    Cicinnus melsheimeri
    © Teresa Moody LG
    larval stage overwintering in oak leaf case
    Cicinnus melsheimeri
    © Teresa Moody LG
    oak leaf case

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