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Pterolonchidae 59a1352.53 – 1398.01   Homaledra howardi Hayden, 2021

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Distribution: Southern Florida. Larva and Host Plants: A palm skeletonizer. Description/ Field Marks: "... scattered black scales on the forewings... This is the “coconut skeletonizer” that Bill Howard, palm pest expert, researched after it broke out in 1995." - James Hayden (pers. comm., 2/4/2018) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: howardi Hayden, 2021 (Homaledra); Holotype: Miami, FL. Taxonomic Notes: Homaledra howardi Hayden, 2021, n. sp., is described from Florida, Insecta Mundi, 0859: 10.

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

Hayden, J.E., 2021. Two new species of palm-leaf skeletonizers (Lepidoptera: Pterolonchidae: Homaledra Busck). Insecta Mundi, 0859: 1-24. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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