Pyralidae
80a0137 –
5724 Amyelois transitella
(Walker, 1863)
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Nuts and fruit. |
| Genitalia: |
Wing length 7.0- 13.0 mm. (Neunzig 1990) |
| Similar Species: |
- Laetilia coccidivora (Comstock, 1879) is usually smaller but is apparently best separated by genitalia, DNA, or host.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
transitella (Walker, 1863) (Nephopteryx) - MONA 1983: 5724
Type locality: "United States".cassiae (Dyar, 1917) (Emporia)
Type locality: Guyana [British Guiana], Georgetown, Plantation Rose Hall.duplipunctella (Ragonot, 1887) (Myelois)
Type locality: USA, Florida.notatalis (Walker, 1863) (Nephopteryx)
Type locality: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo.solitella (Zeller, 1881) (Myelois)
Type locality: Colombia.venipars (Dyar, 1914) (Myelois)
Type locality: Mexico, Oaxaca. |
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| 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.
- Neunzig, H. H., 1990. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3, p. 51; pl. 1.49-51, 2.7-8. order or free PDF
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 25.17m; p. 189. Book Review and ordering
- Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, p. 3 - PDF.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Walker, F., 1863. Crambites & Tortricites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 27: 54.
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DNA - © Mark Dreiling
DNA - © Mark Dreiling
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