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Hepialidae 110006 – 0027   Gazoryctra mcglashani (Edwards, 1886)              McGlashan's Ghost Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mcglashani (Edwards, 1886) (Hepialus) - MONA 1983: 0027   Type locality: Truckee, CA.

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. Edwards, H., 1886. Notes on North American Zygaenidae and Bombycidae with descriptions of new forms. Entomologica Americana, 2: 14. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 13.7m; p. 37. Book Review and ordering Wagner, D.L. & L.L. Crabtree, 2018. Rediscovery of Gazoryctra mcglashani in Montane Meadows of Middle Sierra Nevada Mountains (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae). The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 72(3): 241-243.

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