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

© Carol Wolf
Distribution: Type locality: Dover, York Co., PA.
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Saccophora melsheimeri Harris, in: Doubleday, 1841
Arhodia egenaria Walker, 1866
Perophora melsheimerii Harris, 1841
Cicinnus primolus Schaus, 1928
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
© Machele White
Cicinnus melsheimeri
© Jason Dombroskie
Cicinnus melsheimeri
LG – © Jim Troubridge
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35mm – © Jim Vargo
Cicinnus melsheimeri
© McGuire Center LG

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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