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Mimoschinia
Mimoschinia rufofascialis, New Mexico
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Tribe:	Eurrhypini
Genus:	Mimoschinia Warren, 1892
Species:	M. rufofascialis
Binomial name
Mimoschinia rufofascialis (Stephens, 1834)
Synonyms
Ennychia rufofascialis Stephens, 1834 Eustrotia rufofascialis decorata Druce, 1898 Emprepes rufofascialis novalis Grote, 1876 Emprepes rufofascialis nuchalis Grote, 1878 Anthophila perviana Walker, 1865 Pyralis gelidalis Walker, 1866 Thelcteria costaemaculalis Snellen, 1887

Mimoschinia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Mimoschinia rufofascialis, the rufous-banded pyralid moth or barberpole caterpillar, which is found in the Caribbean, from Alberta to British Columbia, south to Texas and California and in Mexico.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to October, with most records from June to September.

The larvae feed on various Malvaceae species, including Malvastrum, Abutilon, Wissadula, Sida, Alcea and Malvella species. They feed on the seeds of their host plant.

Subspecies

• Mimoschinia rufofascialis rufofascialis (Caribbean)
• Mimoschinia rufofascialis decorata (Druce, 1898) (Arizona, Mexico)
• Mimoschinia rufofascialis novalis (Grote, 1876) (from Alberta to British Columbia, south to Texas and California)
• Mimoschinia rufofascialis nuchalis (Grote, 1878) (California)

References

1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
2. mothphotographersgroup
3. Bird, C. D. (2008). "Species Details: Mimoschinia rufofascialis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

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