Crambidae
80a0977 –
5217 Palpita flegia
(Cramer, [1777])
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Description/ Field Marks: |
Wingspan: 35-50 mm (Hayden & Buss, 2013). |
Genitalia: |
See Hayden et al., (2017) |
Similar Species: |
- Diaphania costata - See Hayden et al. (2017).
- Palpita kimballi - See Hayden & Buss (2013) and Hayden et al. (2017).
- Palpita persimilis - See Hayden & Buss (2013).
- Palpita quadristigmalis - See Hayden & Buss (2013).
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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Synonymy: |
• Phalaena Pyralis flegia Cramer, 1777 • Pyralis flegialis Poey, 1832 • Margarodes flegyalis Guenée, 1854 • Margarodes phantasmalis Guenée, 1854 • Paradosis villosalis Zeller, 1852 • Margaronia virginalis Hübner, [1825] |
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References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA4889 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Hayden, J.E. & J. Buss, 2013 [Rev. 2017]. Olive Shootworm, Palpita persimilis Munroe (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension, 2013(6): 1-6.
- Hayden, J.E. & J. Buss, 2013 [Rev. 2017]. Olive Shootworm, Palpita persimilis Munroe (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension, 2013(6): 1-6.
- Hayden, J.E., E.R. Hoebeke, M.A. Bertone and V.A. Brou, Jr, 2017. Diaphania costata (F.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae), a Commonly Misidentified Pest of Ornamental Apocynaceae in the Southern United States. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 119(2): 173- 190.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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