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Pyralidae
80a0292 – 5798   Sciota carneella (Hulst, 1887)
             Willow Gall Inquiline Moth

© Carl Barrentine
Distribution: Southeastern Canada and northeastern US west to Manitoba and Nebraska.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • carneella Hulst 1887 (Nephopteryx) - MONA 1983: 5798; Type locality: New Mexico. (Apparently erroneous, Neunzig (2003); Heinrich (1956) suggested Maine.)
  • inquilinella Ragonot 1887 (Nephopteryx)
  • 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.
    • Heinrich, C., 1956. American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. Bulletin United States National Museum, 207: 128; fig. 823.
    • Hulst, G.D., 1887. New species of Pyralidae. Entomologica Americana, 3: 131.
    • Neunzig, H. H., 2003. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 117; pl. 4.19, 24. order or free PDF
    • Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, 1-20 - PDF.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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