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Crambidae 80a0864 – 5105.2   Lamprosema canacealis (Walker, 1859)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: canacealis (Walker, 1859) (Desmia) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)] Taxonomic Notes: Lamprosema canacealis (Walker, 1859) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico (Texas), Texas Lepidoptera Survey.

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

Knudson, E. & C. Bordelon., 2008. Illustrated Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Vol. 3C: Micro-Moths and Geometroids. . Texas Lepidoptera Survey, Houston. 30 pp Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Walker, F., 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 17: 343.

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