Moth Photographers Group – Crambus whitmerellus

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Crambidae

80a1555 – 5345 Crambus whitmerellus Klots, 1942

Whitmer's Grass-veneer

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Distribution Data for Crambus whitmerellus

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Genitalia:	See Kolts (1942), See Kolts (1942), Am. Mus. Novit., 1191: 13; figs. 1a-e, 2.
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	whitmerellus Klots, 1942 (Crambus) - MONA 1983: 5345 dumetella of authors; (not Hübner, 1813) (Tinea) misappl. trichusalis of authors; (not Hulst, 1886) (Tinea) misappl. ssp. a. whitmerellus Klots, 1942 (Crambus); Holotype: Capitol City, Hinsdale Co., CO. ssp. b. browni Klots, 1942 (Crambus); Holotype: Waterton Lakes, AB
Taxonomic Notes:	Crambus whitmerellus Klots, 1942, previous to its description, was recognized by Fernald (1896) as dumetellus Hübner, a name currently treated as a synonym of pratella (Linnaeus, 1758: 535), a European species not found in NA. Kearfott (1908) included dumetellus of Fernald as a synonym of trichusalis (Hulst 1886) which he believed to be widespread. Realizing that dumetellus of Kearfott referred to a new species, Klots described whitmerellus and included as synonyms both dumetellus of authors and trichusalis of authors.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

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Fernald, C.H., 1896. The Crambidae of North America. Massachusetts Agricultural College, 93pp.
Kearfott, W.D., 1908. Descriptions of new species of North American crambid moths. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 35 (1649): 379.
Klots, A.B., 1942. North American Crambus (Pyralididae) II. New species. American Museum Novitates, 1191: 1; fig.s 1, 2. (PDF)
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 24.3f; p. 181. Book Review and ordering
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Species Page at iNaturalist

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