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Pyralidae 80a0625 – 5581.1   Milgithea trilinealis (Hampson, 1906)

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Distribution: USA: Florida. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: trilinealis (Hampson, 1906) (Jocara) trilinearis; Solis, 1993 (Milgithea) missp. Taxonomic Notes: Milgithea trilinealis (Hampson, 1906) corrects the spelling trilinearis in Solis (1993:28) which recognized this species among the North American fauna north of Mexico.

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) Hampson, G.F., 1906. On new Thyrididae and Pyralidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany and Geology, (ser. 7) 17: 131. Solis, M.A., 1993. A phylogenetic analysis and reclassification of the genera of the Pococera complex (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 101: 1-83.

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