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Crambidae 801251.00 – 5100   Udea abstrusa Munroe, 1966

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Distribution: Holotype (abstrusa): Black Foot Coulee, AB. Holotype (subarctica): Fort Smith, NT. Holotype (cordilleralis): Green River, Wind River Range, WY. Holotype (pullmanensis): Pullman, WA. Similar Species: Udea radiosalis (Möschler, 1883) male is has rudimentary outer preapical spur of the hind tibia; females are browner - Munroe (1966). Udea itysalis (Walker, 1859) "... differs most regularly in lacking the subapical interruption of the subterminal dark shade" - Munroe (1966). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Udea abstrusa Munroe, 1966 • U. a. subarctica Munroe, 1966 • U. a. cordilleralis Munroe, 1966 • U. a. pullmanensis Munroe, 1966

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Munroe, E.G., 1966. Revision of the North American species of Udea Guenée (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 49: 1–57. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

paratype (cordilleralis) - LG – (cc) CBG (USNM) holotype (abstrusa) - LG – © J. Gill (CNC) 22mm – © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo

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