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Crambidae
80a1000 – 5297.1   Palpusia glaucusalis (Walker, 1859)
Distribution Data for Palpusia glaucusalis
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Host Plants:
Host familiy: Moraceae.  Host genera: Ficus.  (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025])
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Synonymy:
  • glaucusalis (Walker, 1859) (Botys) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: Jamaica.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Palpusia glaucusalis (Walker, 1859), rev. stat. (Munroe 1995), was listed as a synonym of Psara dryalis (Walker, 1859) in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist).
    References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Munroe, E.G., V.O. Becker, J.C. Shaffer, M. Shaffer, M.A. Solis, 1995. Pyraloidea [60. Pyralidae]. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Volume 3. Checklist: Part 2. Hyblaeoidea - Pyraloidea - Tortricoidea. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera and Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, FL, 34-79.
    • Scholtens, B.G. & M.A. Solis, 2015. Annotated check list of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of Mexico. ZooKeys, 535: 1-136.
    • Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    • Walker, F., 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 18: 576.
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