Acroncosa castrella

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Acroncosa castrella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acroncosa
Species:
A. castrella
Binomial name
Acroncosa castrella

Acroncosa castrella is a species of snout moth in the genus Acroncosa . It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917. It is found in North America, including the type location of New Mexico. [2]

Taxonomy

It was previously treated as a subspecies of Acroncosa albiflavella .

References

  1. "North American Moths – Pyralidae: Phycitinae-Peorinae". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acroncosa castrella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 25, 2018.