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Pyralidae 80a0381 – 5870   Megasis caudellella Dyar, 1904

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: caudellella Dyar, 1904 (Megasis); TL: Golden, CO. Taxonomic Notes: Megasis caudellella Dyar, 1904 was formerly listed listed in the genus Sarata, a name synonymized with Megasis in Leraut (2021). This treatment was overlooked by Scholtens & Hayden (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

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) Dyar, H.G., 1904. Additions to the list of North American Lepidoptera. No. 2.. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 6(2): 110. Heinrich, C., 1956. American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. Bulletin United States National Museum, 207: 162; fig. 401. Landry, B., 1998. Sarata caudellella (Dyar): Repartition geographique au Canada, notes sur !'habitat et premiere association confirmee des sexes dans le genre Sar- ata Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Fabreries, 23: 1-9. Leraut, G.H.C., 2021. A global comprehensive check-list of the Phycitinae (Lep.: Pyraloidea, Pyralidae). Revue Française d’Entomologie Générale, 2 (5–6, Supplement): 1–371, tables. Neunzig, H. H., 2003. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 211; pl. 10.15-16. order or free PDF Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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