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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. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Salapola tinctella Walker, 1863 • Phalaena albinella of authors not Stoll, 1781 • Scirpophaga holophaealis Hampson, 1904 • Storteria unicolor Barnes & McDunnough, 1913 • Scirpophaga zelleri Möschler, [1882]

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) 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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