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Crambidae 80a1406 – 5330   Mesolia huachucaella Kearfott, 1908

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Description/ Field Marks: "This species is unlike any of our Mesolia-Prionapteryx group in the decided grayer hue of the fore wings; all the other species have a superficially ochreous or ochreous-brown tinge, and it can be easily separated by this character..." - Kearfott, 1908. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: huachucaella Kearfott, 1908 (Mesolia) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)]; TL: Arizona; New Mexico. huachucella; Klots, 1983 (Mesolia) missp. - MONA 1983: [5330] Taxonomic Notes: Mesolia huachucaella Kearfott, 1908 corrects the spelling of huachucella in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Kearfott, W.D., 1908. Descriptions of new species of North American crambid moths. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 35 (1649): 374. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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