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Pyralidae
80a0301 – 5812   Telethusia ovalis (Packard, 1873)

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Synonymy: Pempelia ovalis Packard, 1873
Nephopteryx geminipunctella Ragonot, 1893
Nephopteryx latisfasciatella Packard, 1873
Nephopteryx modestella Hulst, 1900
Glyptoteles rhypodella Hulst, 1887
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.
  • Hulst, G.D., 1900. Some new genera and species of Phycitinae. The Canadian Entomologist, 32(6): 170 (modestella).
  • Neunzig, H. H., 2003. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 129; pl. 4.28-29. order or free PDF
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 25.36m; p. 191. Book Review and ordering
  • Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, 1-20 - PDF.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Telethusia ovalis
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