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Pyralidae
80a0463 – 5917   Ancylosis albipenella (Hulst, 1887)

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Distribution: Canada: YT, AB (BOLD); USA: WA, ID, OR, CA, UT, WY, AX, NM (Heinrich 1956).
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Synonymy:
  • albipenella (Hulst, 1887) (Pempelia) - MONA 1983: 5917
      Type locality: southern California.
  • olivacella (Dyar, 1904) (Staudingeria)
      Type locality: Pullman, WA.
  • perluteella (Dyar, 1904) (Staudingeria)
      Type locality: Fort Collins, CO.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Ancylosis albipenella (Hulst, 1887) was formerly in the genus Staudingeria, generic synonymy in Leraut (2008).
    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.
    • Heinrich, C., 1956. American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. Bulletin United States National Museum, 207: 195; 443, 930.
    • Hulst, G.D., 1887. New species of Pyralidae. Entomologica Americana, 3: 133.
    • Leraut, P.J.A., 2008. Ebauche d’une liste des pyrales de France [Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea]. Revue Francaise d'Entomologie (N.S.), 29: 149-166.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 26.16f, 26.17f; p. 194. Book Review and ordering
    • Scholtens, B.G. & M.A. Solis, 2015. Annotated check list of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of Mexico. ZooKeys, 535: 1-136.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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