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Pyralidae
80a0452 – 5901   Tacoma feriella Hulst, 1888

© Charles Melton - [T]
Distribution: Type locality (feriella): Texas.
Type locality (submedianella): La Peurta, CA.
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Synonymy: Tacoma feriella Hulst, 1888
Tacoma submedianella Dyar, 1913
Taxonomic Notes: Tacoma feriella Hulst, 1888 may be a species complex represented at BOLD by BINs BOLD:AAH5146, BOLD:AAH4745, and BOLD:AAH5284.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Dyar, H.G., 1913. Five new North American Pyralidae. Insecutor inscitiae menstruus, 1(3): 34.
  • Heinrich, C., 1956. American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. Bulletin United States National Museum, 207: 178; figs. 37, 425, 912.
  • Hulst, G.D., 1888. New genera and species of Epipaschiae and Phycitidae. Entomologica Americana, 4: 115.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 25.23m; p. 190. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Tacoma feriella
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Tacoma feriella
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Tacoma feriella
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Tacoma feriella
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Tacoma feriella
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