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Pyralidae
80a0319 – 5829   Pyla fusca (Haworth, 1828)
             Speckled Black Pyla, The Brown Knot-horn
Distribution Data for Pyla fusca
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Synonymy:
  • fusca (Haworth, 1828) (Phycis) - MONA 1983: 5829
      Type locality: Great Britain
  • annulatella (Zetterstedt, 1839) (Phycis)
      Type locality: Lapland, Finland.
  • bilineata (Curtis, 1850) (Phycita)
      Type locality: England, Norfolk.
  • cacabella (Hulst, 1887) (Pinipestis)
      Type locality: New York.
  • carbonariella (Duponchel, 1836) (Phycis)
      Type locality: Germany.
  • frigidella (Packard, 1867) (Eudorea)
      Type locality: Canada, Labrador, Caribou Island
  • janthinella (Duponchel, 1836) (Phycis)
      Type locality: France.
  • moestella (Walker, 1863) (Nephopteryx [sic])
      Type locality: United States.
  • posticella (Zetterstedt, 1839) (Phycis)
      Type locality: Lapland, Finland.
  • procellariana (Walker, 1863) (Paedisca)
      Type locality: Canada.
  • spadicella (Zincken, 1818) (Phycis)
      Type locality: Germany
  • triplagiatella Munroe, 1983 (Pyla) missp.
  • triplagiella (Dyar, 1904) (Salebria)
      Type locality: Canada, Manitoba, Winnipeg.
  • 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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 4: 493.
    • Neunzig, H. H., 2003. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 147; pl. 5.19-21. order or free PDF
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 25.39f; p. 191. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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