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Crambidae 800705.00 – 5311 – Rupela tinctella – (Walker, 1863)

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Distribution: Florida, Heinrich (1937). Type locality: Venezuela. Description/ Field Marks: Males are typically brown (rarely white) with veins 11 (R1) and 12 (Sc) separate. Females are sordid white to pure white (rarely pale brownish ocherous); the forewing with a yellowish tint. - Heinrich (1937) Genitalia: See Heinrich (1937). Similar Species: 5310 Rupela segrega, requires dissection to separate from white form of tinctella. 5312 Rupela sejuncta, requires dissection to separate from white form of tinctella.

References

Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) - Caution: some specimens may not be sequenced and DNA barcode does not ensure correct identification. Heinrich, C., 1937. Moths of the genus Rupela (Pyralididae: Schoenobiinae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 84(3019): 368; pl. 24, figs. 9-9c; pl. 32, figs. 42, 43. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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