Moth Photographers Group – Patania silicalis

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80a0935 – 5243 Patania silicalis (Guenée, 1854)

Herbivorous Patania

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Similar Species:	5278 Herpetogramma centrostrigalis. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	silicalis (Guenée, 1854) (Botys) - MONA 1983: 5243 TL: French Guyana, Cayenne. cypraealis (Walker, 1859) (Botys) fluctuosalis (Dyar, [1903]) (Sylepta) penumbralis (Grote, 1877) (Botis) sublutalis (Druce, 1895) (Condylorrhiza) sublutalis (Warren, 1889) (Hapalia)
Taxonomic Notes:	Patania silicalis (Guenée, 1854) was formerly in the genus Pleuroptya, Journ. Entomol. Research, 31 (3): 265-275.

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): 349.
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Kirti, J.S. & N.S. Gill, 2007. Revival of genus Patania Moore and reporting of a new species menoni (Pyraustinae: Pyralidae: Lepidoptera). Journal of Entomological Research, 31 (3): 265-275.
Species Page at Block Island Moths
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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