Mescinia texanica

Mescinia texanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Mescinia[1]
Species:	M. texanica
Binomial name
	Mescinia texanica; Neunzig, 1997

Mescinia texanica is a species of snout moth in the genus Mescinia. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 1997 and is known from the US states of Texas[1] (from which its species epithet is derived) and California.[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
"800622.00 – 5934.3 – Mescinia texanica – Neunzig, 1997". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.

[2] "800622.00 – 5934.3 – Mescinia texanica – Neunzig, 1997". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 25, 2018.