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Crambidae
80a1339 – 4774   Petrophila bifascialis (Robinson, 1870)
             Two-banded Petrophila

© Maury Heiman
Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • bifascialis (Robinson, 1870) (Cataclysta) - MONA 1983: 4774
      Type locality: Texas.
  • 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.
    • Robinson, C.T., 1870. Lepidopterological Miscellanies. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, 9: 154.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Petrophila bifascialis
    © Robin McLeod
    Petrophila bifascialis
    © Dennis Totin
    Petrophila bifascialis
    © Jim Vargo

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