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Pyralidae 800214.00 – 5724 – Amyelois transitella (Walker, 1863) – Navel Orangeworm

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Distribution: Type locality (cassiae): USA Type locality (cassiae): Guyana [British Guiana], Georgetown, Plantation Rose Hall Type locality (duplipunctella): USA, Florida. Type locality (solitella): Colombia Type locality (notatalis): Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo Type locality (venipars): Mexico, Oaxaca Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Nephopteryx transitella Walker, 1863 • Emporia cassiae Dyar, 1917 • Myelois duplipunctella Ragonot, 1887 • Nephopteryx notatalis Walker, 1863 • Myelois solitella Zeller, 1881 • Myelois venipars Dyar, 1914

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Neunzig, H. H., 1990. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3, p. 51; pl. 1.49-51, 2.7-8. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 25.17m; p. 189. Book Review and ordering Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, p. 3. PDF Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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