Pyralis nigricana, Fabricius, 1794

Baixeras, Joaquín & Karsholt, Ole, 2011, The Tortricidae described by J. C. Fabricius (Lepidoptera), Zootaxa 3127, pp. 1-37 : 15

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.279412
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6194739
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scientific name	Pyralis nigricana
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nigricana Fabricius, 1794

Pyralis nigricana Fabricius, 1794: 276 .

Type locality. England (“Habitat in Anglia Dom. Francillon”).

Material examined. S & TL coll. 1 specimen (of Dichrorampha sp.).

Identity. Cydia nigricana (Fabricius) ( Olethreutinae , Grapholitini ).

Remarks. The ‘pea moth’ is an economical important species, especially in North America where it was introduced. The name Cydia nigricana (or Laspeyresia nigricana ) has been used for more than a century. However, Robinson and Nielsen (1983) discovered that Pyralis nigricana is a junior synonym of Phalaena rusticella Clerck, 1759 . Seymour (1986) proposed the conservation of the Fabrician name, and that proposal was accepted by the ICZN (1989: Opinion 1528).