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Crambidae 80a0826 – 5058   Pyrausta orphisalis Walker, 1859              Orange Mint Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: orphisalis Walker 1859 (Pyrausta) - MONA 1983: 5058; Type locality: "St. Martin’s Falls, Albany River, Hudson’s Bay" [Martin’s Falls, ON] ochosalis Dyar 1903 (Pyrausta)

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. Munroe, E., 1976. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 13.2b, p. 119; pl. 5.5-10. order or free PDF Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Walker, F., 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 17: 310.

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