Eumysia

Dyar, 1925

snout moths

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Eumysia is a of snout moths in the Pyralidae, Phycitinae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1925 and contains six recognized distributed in North America. The genus is characterized by small to medium-sized with relatively narrow wings.

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How to pronounce Eumysia: /juːˈmɪziə/

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Distribution

North America. have been recorded from the western United States including Idaho, California, and surrounding regions.

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Taxonomic history

The was established by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1925. Several were originally described in other genera and later transferred to Eumysia.

Included species

The includes six : Eumysia fuscatella (Hulst, 1900), Eumysia idahoensis Mackie, 1958, Eumysia maidella (Dyar, 1905), Eumysia mysiella (Dyar, 1905), Eumysia pallidipennella (Hulst, 1895), and Eumysia semicana Heinrich, 1956.