Atascosa heitzmani is a species of snout moth in the genus Atascosa. It was described by Jay C. Shaffer in 1980, and is known from the US state of Missouri.[2]
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| Atascosa heitzmani J. C. Shaffer, 1980[1]
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The forewings have a prominent white costal band with scattered reddish scales.
References
edit- ^ "800686.00 – 6067.1 – Atascosa heitzmani – Shaffer, 1980". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Shaffer, Jay (1980). "Atascosa heitzmani, A New Species of Peoriine Moth (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from Missouri". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 82 (3): 408–411 – via Internet Archive.