Crambidae
801269.00 –
5167 Desmia ploralis
(Guenée, 1854)
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| Distribution: |
USA: Florida.
Type locality (ploralis): French Guiana, Cayenne.
Type locality (propinqualis): Suriname, Paramaribo.
Type locality (repandalis): Guatemala, Chejel. |
Description/
Field Marks: |
Hampson (1912) described deploralis as sexually dimorphic with HW white median band of females divided by a black line vs. a solid line in males. It would seem that ploralis is sexually dimorphic too though this seems contradicted by the description in Möschler, [1882] of propinqualis, a current synonym of ploralis, based on what he lists, possibly an error, as a male specimen. Möschler's description and illustration seem to match that of female deploralis. - Steve Nanz (1/9/2021) |
| Similar Species: |
- Desmia deploralis Hampson, 1912
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
• Aediodes ploralis Guenée, 1854
• Desmia propinqualis Möschler, [1882]
• Desmia repandalis Schaus, 1920
• Desmia tages of authors not Cramer, 1777 |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Desmia ploralis (Guenée, 1854) includes as synonyms, propinqualis Möschler, [1882] and repandalis Schaus, 1920 in Munroe, (1995:66). |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
- Guenée, M.A., 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 8(8): 192.
- Munroe, E.G., 1995. Crambidae (Crambinae, Schoenobiinae, Cybalomiinae, Linostinae, Glaphyriinae, Dichogaminae, Scopariinae, Musotiminae, Midilinae, Nymphulinae, Odontiinae, Evergestinae, Pyraustinae). In J.B. Heppner (ed.), The Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 2. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera and Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, 2: 34-79.
- Möschler, 1881. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam. IV. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 31: 430; pl. 18, fig. 37.
- Schaus, W., 1920. New species of Neotropical Pyraustinae (Lepid.). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 22(7–8): 183.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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