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Acroncosa castrella

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Acroncosa castrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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It was previously treated as a subspecies of Acroncosa albiflavella.

References

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  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.