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Crambidae 80a1417 – 5505   Xubida puritellus (Kearfott, 1908)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: puritellus (Kearfott, 1908) (Chilo) - MONA 1983: 5505 dinephelalis (Dyar, 1917) (Platytes)   Type locality: Babaquivera Mts., Pima Co., AZ. Taxonomic Notes: Xubida puritellus: Original described as Chilo puritellus Kearfott, 1908, Proc. Nat. Mus. 35:393. Shown as puritella (1983).

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. Dyar, H.G., 1917. Seven new crambids from the United States (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). Insecutor inscitiae menstruus, 5(4-6): 85.

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