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Tineidae
300197 – 0432.1   Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)
             Banana Moth

© Louise Brown
Distribution: USA: FL; Eurasia.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • sacchari Bojer 1856 (Alucita); Type locality: Rishiri Island, Japan
  • ligniferella Walker 1875 (Gelechia)
  • plumipes Butler 1876 (Laverna)
  • sanctaehelenae Walker 1875 (Gelechia)
  • subcervinella Walker 1863 (Tinea)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico from Florida in Davis & Pena (1990).
    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.
    • Davis, D.R. & J.E. Pena, 1990. Biology and morphology of the banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer), and its introduction into Florida (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 282: 1-39.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Opogona sacchari
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