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Genus Blepharomastix

Moth - Blepharomastix ranalis Hollow-spotted Blepharomastix - Blepharomastix ranalis Hollow-spotted Blepharomastix  - Hodges #5182 - Blepharomastix ranalis ID Request - Blepharomastix haedulalis Hollow-spotted Blepharomastix  - Hodges#5182 - Blepharomastix ranalis  5182 – Blepharomastix ranalis – Hollow-spotted Blepharomastix - Blepharomastix ranalis Pyraloidea ? - Blepharomastix ranalis Hollow-spotted Blepharomastix Moth Blepharomastix ranalis  - Blepharomastix ranalis
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Spilomelinae
Genus Blepharomastix
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ichthyoptila
Taxonomic notes from Bob Patterson here.
Numbers
Six described species in our area (1), with an additional undescribed species.
Works Cited
1.Annotated check list of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of Mexico
Scholtens, B.G., Solis, A.M. 2015. ZooKeys 535: 1–136. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.535.6086.