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Crambidae 80a1459.5n – 5467.5   Calamotropha cf. paludella (Hübner, [1824])

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Distribution: RI, NY, CT (likely European origin); VA (likely Oriental origin) (Aaron Hunt, pers. comm., 2023). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cf. paludella (Hübner, [1824]) Taxonomic Notes: Calamotropha cf. paludella Hübner, [1824] represents a presumably introduced species from Europe, possibly "true" paludella, reported from Block Island, RI by Aaron Hunt. A second population similar to an Oriental subspecies of paludella was found by A. Hunt in 2023 in northern Virginia along the Potomac Estuary. (Generic treatment follows Léger et al. (2019).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) (C. paludella) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Kim, Y., M. Qi, S. Wang & H. Li, 2023. Taxonomy of the genus Calamotropha Zeller (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Crambinae) from China. Zootaxa, 5297(4): 451-482. Léger, T., B. Landry & M. Nuss, 2019. Phylogeny, character evolution and tribal classification in Crambinae and Scopariinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae). Systematic Entomology, 44(4): 757-776. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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