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Crambidae 80a0917 – 5255   Diastictis ventralis (Grote & Robinson, 1867)              White-spotted Brown

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ventralis (Grote & Robinson, 1867) (Botys) - MONA 1983: 5255 ssp. a. ventralis (Grote & Robinson, 1867) (Botys) - MONA 1983: 5255 TL: USA, Atlantic district. ssp. b. seamansi Munroe, 1956 (Diastictis) TL: Lethbridge, AB.

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. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Munroe, E., 1956. Restriction and Revision of the Genus Diastictis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 88(5): 208-228. (paid access) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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