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Pyralidae 800653.00 – 6036   Barberia affinitella Dyar, 1905

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Distribution: Type locality: "Brownsville, Texas, Los Borregos". Description/ Field Marks: "Fore wings blackish brown with a broad white costal stripe; inner area a little lighter, especially toward base. Expanse 11 mm." (Dyar 1905). Similar Species: Homosassa ella (Hulst, 1887) has longer straight labial palpi. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Barberia affinitella Dyar, 1905

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Dyar, H.G., 1905. New North American Lepidoptera and synonymical notes. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 7(1): 39. Neunzig, H. H., 1997. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.4: p. 92; pl. 4.12. order or free PDF Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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