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Crambidae 80a0996 – 5239   Terastia meticulosalis Guenée, 1854              Erythrina Borer

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: meticulosalis Guenée, 1854 (Terastia) - MONA 1983: 5239 TL: Haiti.  coeligenalis (Hulst, 1886) (Megastes) TL: USA, Florida, Indian River.  quadratalis (Walker, [1866]) (Megaphysa) TL: Indonesia, Java. ssp. b. occidentalis Sourakov & Grishin, 2022 (Terastia) TL: USA, California, San Diego County, La Jolla. Taxonomic Notes: Terastia meticulosalis Guenée, 1854 includes as a new subspecies T. m. occidentalis Sourakov & Grishin, 2022.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Guenée, M.A., 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 8(8): 212. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 23.31f; p. 179. Book Review and ordering Sourakov, A., J. Zhang, Q, Cong, L. Song, N.V. Grishin, 2022. Erythrina stem borer moth in California – New taxonomic status and implications for control of this emerging pest. Journal of Applied Entomology, 00: 1-5. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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