Moth Photographers Group – Alpheias transferens

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Pyralidae

80a0067 – 5646 Alpheias transferens Dyar, 1917

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Distribution Data for Alpheias transferens

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Asteraceae. Host genera: Chrysothamnus. Host extended: root crowns (Powell & Opler 2009). (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	transferens Dyar, 1917 (Alpheias) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: Claremont, CA. transferrens; Munroe, 1983 (Alpheias) missp. - MONA 1983: [5646]; TL: (no type).
Taxonomic Notes:	Alpheias transferens Dyar, 1917 corrects the spelling of transferrens in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Barcode of Life (BOLD) (possibly undescribed Alpheias). - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAG0481 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
Dyar, H.G., 1917. Notes on North American Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). Insecutor inscitiae menstruus, 5(4-6): 82.
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 24.42m; p. 186. Book Review and ordering
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at iNaturalist

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TX - nr. transferens - LG – (cc) CBG (USNM)

LG – (cc) CBG Photog. Grp.

WA - LG – (cc) Eric LaGasa, WSDA

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