''Mimoschinia'' is a

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s of the family

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. It contains only one species, ''Mimoschinia rufofascialis'', the rufous-banded pyralid moth or barberpole caterpillar, which is found in the

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, from

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, south to

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and in

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. The

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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

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species, including ''

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'' 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

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Eurrhypini Crambidae genera Taxa named by William Warren (entomologist) {{Odontiinae-stub