Moth Photographers Group – Terastia meticulosalis

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801339.00 – 5239 – Terastia meticulosalis Guenée, 1854 – Erythrina Borer

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

References

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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.
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