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Pyralidae
80a0004 – 5541   Acallis griphalis (Hulst, 1886)

© Mark Dreiling
Similar Species:
  • 5513 Aglossa electalis
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • griphalis Hulst 1886 (Aglossa) emend. - MONA 1983: 5541
  • gripalis Hulst 1886 (Aglossa) orig. missp.
  • angustipennis Warren 1891 (Ugra)
  • centralis Dyar 1910 (Acallis); Type locality: Williams, AZ
  • fernaldi Ragonot 1891 (Acallis)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Acallis griphalis (Hulst, 1886) includes as a synonyms Acallis gripalis (Hulst, 1886) (orig. missp.) (Hulst 1886:xxiv) and Accalis centralis in Solis et al. (2013). The name "griphalis" was erroneously treated as a misspelling in Hodges et al. (1983).
    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.
    • Dyar, H.G., 1910. Some moths from Claremont, California with notes on certain allied species. Pomona College Journal of Entomology, 2: 376.
    • Hulst, G.D., 1886. Descriptions of new Pyralidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 13: 146; xxiv (errata ).
    • Solis, M.A., E.D. Cashatt, B.C. Scholtens, 2013. New North American Chrysauginae (Pyralidae) described by E.D. Cashatt. ZooKeys, 344: 55-71.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Acallis griphalis
    © Cindy B. Keiser
    Acallis griphalis
    © Mark Dreiling
    Acallis griphalis
    © Steve Morris
    Acallis griphalis
    27mm – © Jim Vargo
    Acallis griphalis
    LG – © Jim Vargo
    Acallis griphalis
    19mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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