Homosassa blanchardi

Homosassa blanchardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Homosassa
Species:	H. blanchardi
Binomial name
	Homosassa blanchardi; J. C. Shaffer, 1976
Synonyms
	Rhinaphe blanchardi;

Homosassa blanchardi is a species of snout moth in the genus Homosassa. It was described by Jay C. Shaffer in 1976. It was described from the US state of Texas.[1]

The forewings are dark brown.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Rhinaphe blanchardi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
Shaffer, Jay C. (October 1976). "Two new species of Peoriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Texas". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 78 (4): 431–434 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Rhinaphe blanchardi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[2] Shaffer, Jay C. (October 1976). "Two new species of Peoriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Texas". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 78 (4): 431–434 – via Internet Archive.