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Pyralidae
80a0026 – 5561   Salobrena vacuana (Walker, 1863)

- TX - © Monica Krancevic
Distribution: TX, FL.
Type locality: Venezuala.
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Synonymy: Rucuma vacuana Walker, 1863
Epitamyra birectalis Hampson, 1897
Taxonomic Notes: Salobrena vacuana (Walker, 1863) includes as a synonym Epitamyra birectalis Hampson, 1897 in Solis et al. 1995.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hampson, G.F, 1897. On the classification of the Chrysauginae, a subfamily of moths of the family Pyralidae. Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, 1897 (3): 686.
  • Solis M.A., V.O. Becker, E.G. Munroe, 1995. Chrysauginae. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Volume 3. Checklist: Part 2. Hyblaeoidea - Pyraloidea - Tortricoidea. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera and Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, FL, 81-87.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Walker, F., 1863. Tortricites and Tineites. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 28: 441.
Salobrena vacuana
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