Myelopsis alatella Hulst, 1887 is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Myelopsis alatella Hulst, 1887

Myelopsis alatella Hulst, 1887

Myelopsis alatella is a species of snout moth described in 1887, found mostly in California in the southwestern United States.

Family
Genus
Myelopsis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Myelopsis alatella Hulst, 1887

Myelopsis alatella is a species of snout moth that belongs to the genus Myelopsis. This species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887. It has been recorded from the southwestern United States, where it occurs most commonly in California.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyralidae Myelopsis

More from Pyralidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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