Atascosa heitzmani

Atascosa heitzmani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Atascosa
Species:	A. heitzmani
Binomial name
	Atascosa heitzmani; J. C. Shaffer, 1980

Last updated November 04, 2025

Atascosa heitzmani is a species of snout moth in the genus Atascosa . It was described by Jay C. Shaffer in 1980, and is known from the US state of Missouri.^[2]

The forewings have a prominent white costal band with scattered reddish scales.

References

↑ "800686.00 – 6067.1 – Atascosa heitzmani – Shaffer, 1980". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
↑ Shaffer, Jay (1980). "Atascosa heitzmani, A New Species of Peoriine Moth (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from Missouri". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 82 (3): 408–411 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] "800686.00 – 6067.1 – Atascosa heitzmani – Shaffer, 1980". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

[2] Shaffer, Jay (1980). "Atascosa heitzmani, A New Species of Peoriine Moth (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from Missouri". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 82 (3): 408–411 – via Internet Archive.

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