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Pyralidae
80a0301 – 5812   Telethusia ovalis (Packard, 1873)

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Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • ovalis Packard 1873 (Pempelia) - MONA 1983: 5812
  • geminipunctella Ragonot 1893 (Nephopteryx)
  • latisfasciatella Packard 1873 (Nephopteryx)
  • modestella Hulst 1900 (Nephopteryx)
  • rhypodella Hulst 1887 (Glyptoteles)
  • 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.
    • Hulst, G.D., 1900. Some new genera and species of Phycitinae. The Canadian Entomologist, 32(6): 170 (modestella).
    • Neunzig, H. H., 2003. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 129; pl. 4.28-29. order or free PDF
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 25.36m; p. 191. Book Review and ordering
    • 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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