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Pyralidae
80a0161 – 6014.1   Volatica gallivorella Neunzig, 1990
Distribution Data for Volatica gallivorella
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Taxonomic Notes: Volatica gallivorella Neunzig, 1990, n. sp., MONA Fascicle. 15.3, includes as a synonym of Vitula lugubrella of authors; (not Ragonot, 1887). Neunzig (1990) notes that the type locality of lugubrella, "California", is erroneous and that "true" lugubrella is a synonym of Vitula biviella (Zeller, 1848), extralimital to North America.
References
  • Neunzig, H. H., 1990. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3, p. 82; pl. 1.26-29. order or free PDF
  • Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, 1-20 - PDF.
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