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Crambidae 80a0934 – 5264.1   Microthyris lelex (Cramer, [1777])

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lelex (Cramer, [1777]) (Phalaena) flexalis (Möschler, [1777]) (Botis) foviferalis (Hampson, [1777]) (Haritala) gestatalis (Möschler, [1777]) (Cyclocena) janiralis (Möschler, [1777]) (Botys) Taxonomic Notes: Microthyris lelex (Cramer, [1777]), formerly in the genus Cyclocena, is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico (Florida), Insecta Mundi. 361: 5.

References

Hayden, J.E. & T.S. Dickel, 2014. New North American records of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Pyralidae) from southern Florida. Insecta Mundi, 0361: 1-16. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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