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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Crambidae 801329.5 – 4766.1 – Aulacodes cf. aechmialis Guenée, 1854

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Aulacodes cf. aechmialis Guenée, 1854 has male genitalia matching the illustration by Lange (1956) of "Aulacodes aechmialis". The original descriptions of aechmialis and it's synonym Hydrophysa plumipedalis Hampson, 1895 seem to somewhat match. The original description and illustration of Paraponyx bosoralis Druce, 1896, another synonym, do not match.

Druce, H., 1891-1900. On the Geometridae, Pyralidae, and allied families of Heterocera of the Lesser Antilles. Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera, 2: 278; vol. 3: pl. 63, fig. 31 (bosoralis). Guenée, M.A., 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 8(8): 249. Hampson, G.F., 1895. On the Geometridae, Pyralidae, and allied families of Heterocera of the Lesser Antilles. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany and Geology, (ser. 6) 16: 343 (plumipedalis). Lange, W.H., 1956. A generic revision of the aquatic moths of North America: (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Nymphulinae). Wasman Journal of Biology, 14(1): 77; figs. 40, 41 (♂ gen. aechmialis). Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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