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Crambidae
80a1347 – 4781   Petrophila avernalis (Grote, 1883)

- © Steve Morris
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • avernalis Grote 1883 (Chryseudeton [sic]) - MONA 1983: 4781
  • confusalis Barnes & McDunnough 1913 (Argyractis?)
  • 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.
    • Grote, A.R., 1883. On the moths collected by Prof. Snow in New Mexico. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 8: 45-57.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Petrophila avernalis
    - © Steve Morris
    Petrophila avernalis
    © Marcin Roguski
    Petrophila avernalis
    © Jim Vargo
    Petrophila avernalis
    - 20mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Petrophila avernalis
    - 31mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Petrophila avernalis
    - 29mm - LG – © Ronald Parry

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