Moth Photographers Group – "Oligia" rampartensis

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932381 – 9414.1 "Oligia" rampartensis Barnes & Benjamin, 1923

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Taxonomic: Notes	"Oligia" rampartensis Barnes & Benjamin, 1923, provisional generic placement, is elevated from subspecies of 9414 Oligia violacea; generic placement is provisional in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 149.
Synonymy:	rampartensis Barnes & Benjamin, 1923 (Oligia) mispl. - MONA 1983: [NEW]
Host Plants:	Host familiy: Juncaceae. Host genera: Juncus. Notes: & other Juncaceae (Powell & Opler 2009); bores into the stems of Juncus spp. (Crabo et al 2014). (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025])
Similar : Species	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239.
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 53.22f; p. 296. Book Review and ordering
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
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