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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Crambidae 800717 – 4953 – Anania tertialis (Guenée, 1854) – Crowned Phlyctaenia Moth

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Anania tertialis (Guenée, 1854), formerly treated as a subspecies of Anania coronata (Hufnagel, 1767), a species extralimital to North America, is raised to full species status in Leraut (2005), Nouv. Rev. Entomol., 22(2): 128.

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Leraut, P.J.A., 2005. Contribution à l'étude de quelques genres et espèces de Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie, 22(2): 123-139. Munroe, E., 1976. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 13.2a, p. 30; pl. 2.15-27. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 22.29m; p. 174. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Yang Z., J-F. Landry, L. Handfield, Y. Zhang, M.A. Solis, D. Handfield, B.G. Scholtens, M. Mutanen, M. Nuss, P.D.N. Hebert, 2012. DNA barcoding and morphology reveal three cryptic species of Anania (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) in North America, all distinct from their European counterpart. Systematic Entomology, 37: 687-705. (PDF)

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