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Crambidae 801306.60 – 5199.6 – Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794)

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Distribution: USA: FL, TX. Central America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia - BOLD. Type Locality: India orientali. Larva and Host Plants: milkweed Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Taxonomic Notes: Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico from Florida and Texas in Hayden & Minno (2016), News Lepid. Soc., 58(4): 166-170.

References

Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Fabricius, J.C., 1794. Entomologica systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. C.G. Proft et C.F. Mohr, Hafniae et Kiliae, 3(2): 227. Hayden, J. & M.C. Minno, 2016. A persistent population of Hodebertia testalis, a milkweed leaftier, in Florida (Pyraloidea: Spilomelinae). News Lep. Soc., . News of The Lepidopterists’ Society, 58(4): 166-170. Species Page at AfroMoths Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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