Myelopsis minutulella

Myelopsis minutulella

A small moth in the Family Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths), Subfamily Phycitinae.
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Naming

Myelopsis minutulella (Hulst, 1887)
Dioryctria minutulella Hulst, 1887 (1)
Dioryctria minutularia Hulst, 1887 (misspelling) (1)
Myelois coniella Ragonot, 1887
Rampylla nefas Dyar, 1922

Myelopsis minutulella (Hulst, 1887) is restored as the valid name. This species was erroneously listed in the Hodges 1983 Checklist as "5719 minutularia (Hulst, 1887)" with "minutulella (Hulst, 1890)" as a synonym. Originally described as "minutularia" the spelling was changed to "minutulella" on the corrections page of same work.

Distribution

Canada: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario
US: California, Montana, Colorado, Arizona, Texas, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Maine

References:

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https://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/large_map.php?hodges=5719
http://www.insectsofiowa.com/Moths/58%20pyralidae/5719%20myelopsis%20minutularia.htm
https://bugguide.net/node/view/384192
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPyralidae
GenusMyelopsis
SpeciesMyelopsis minutulella