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Crambidae
80a1044 – 5268   Psara obscuralis (Lederer, 1863)
             Obscure Psara

© Arlene Ripley
Distribution: USA: Long Island, NY south to FL and west to NE and central TX.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • obscuralis Lederer 1863 (Botys) - MONA 1983: 5268
  • Taxonomic Notes: Psara obscuralis (Lederer, 1863) may be a complex based on DNA barcode.
    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.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA6995 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACF4594 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Lederer, J., 1863. Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Pyralidinen. Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift, 7(12): 472.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Psara obscuralis
    © Lisa Ames
    Psara obscuralis
    © Mark Dreiling
    Psara obscuralis
    © Steve Scott
    Psara obscuralis
    © Mark Dreiling - DNA
    Psara obscuralis
    © John Ascher
    Psara obscuralis
    © Ken Childs
    Psara obscuralis
    © Jim Vargo
    Psara obscuralis
    © Ken Childs LG
    at night on Phytolacca americana
    Psara obscuralis
    © Ken Childs LG
    at night on Phytolacca americana
    Psara obscuralis
    © George Smiley LG
    on Phytolacca americana - 25mm
    Psara obscuralis
    © George Smiley LG
    on Phytolacca americana - 25mm

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