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Crambidae 80a1103 – 5123   Deuterophysa fernaldi Munroe, 1983

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Rubiaceae.  Host genera: Psychotria.  (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: fernaldi Munroe, 1983 (Deuterophysa) - MONA 1983: 5123; TL: Palm Beach, FL. costimaculalis (Fernald, 1901) (Pyrausta) Taxonomic Notes: Deuterophysa fernaldi Munroe, 1983 is a replacement name for Pyrausta costimaculalis Fernald, 1901, preoccupied, in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Fernald, C.H., 1901. New Pyralidae and Tortricidae from Palm Beach, Florida. Journal of The New York Entomological Society, 9(2): 50. Munroe, E.G., 1983. Pyralidae (except Crambinae). In: Hodges, R. W. et al.: Check List of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico including Greenland. - E. W. Classey Ltd. and the Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, 72. free PDF Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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