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Mimallonidae 830004.00 – 7662   Cicinnus melsheimeri (Harris, in: Doubleday, 1841)              Melsheimer's Sack-bearer Moth

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Distribution: Type locality: Dover, York Co., PA. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Saccophora melsheimeri Harris, in: Doubleday, 1841 • Arhodia egenaria Walker, 1866 • Perophora melsheimerii Harris, 1841 • Cicinnus primolus Schaus, 1928

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Franclemont, J. G., 1973. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.1: p. 12; pl. 3.6-8. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 37.8m; p. 232. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths St Laurent, R.A., L.E. Reeves & A.Y. Kawahara, 2020. Cicinnus chambersi: a new species of sack-bearer moth (Lepidoptera, Mimallonidae, Cicinninae) from southeastern Arizona, USA.. ZooKeys, 931: 49-71.

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