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

© Stuart I. Tingley
Distribution: Type locality: Illinois.
Genitalia: See Shaffer (1968)
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Synonymy: Spermatophthora gemmatella Hulst, 1887
Cayuga bistriatella Hulst, 1890
Spermatophthora gemmatilla Hulst, 1887
Pectinigera [sic] pamponerella Dyar, 1908
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: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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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