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Pyralidae
80a0396 – 5884   Megasis delta (Heinrich, 1956)

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Distribution: Type locality: North America.
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Synonymy: Sarata delta Heinrich, 1956
Taxonomic Notes: Megasis delta (Heinrich, 1956) 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). Excluded from Neunzig (2003), this name is treated as "valid unassociated female" in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) and in Scholtens & Solis (2015). This species is suggested as a synonym of M. tephrella (Ragonot, 1893) in Ferris & Nordin (2004).
References
  • Ferris, C.D. & J.S. Nordin, 2004. Taxonomic note on Sarata tephrella Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Pyralidae: Phycitinae). Zootaxa, 568: 1-7.
  • Heinrich, C., 1956. American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. Bulletin United States National Museum, 207: 165; fig. 887.
  • 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.
  • Scholtens, B.G. & M.A. Solis, 2015. Annotated check list of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of Mexico. ZooKeys, 535: 1-136.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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