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Crambidae 80a1180 – 4874.1   Glaphyria decisa (Walker, 1866)

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Distribution: USA: Florida. Type locality: Jamaica. Description/ Field Marks: "The white forewing lines of G. decisa are diffusely scaled, not distinctly sharp, as in the other species..." - Hayden (2016). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Acontia decisa Walker, 1866 • Homophysa pomonalis Schaus, 1920 Taxonomic Notes: Glaphyria decisa Walker, 1866 is now recognized within the North American fauna from Florida, Hayden in Anderson & Hodges, 2016, Entomology Section. Tri-ology, 55(2): 7.

References

Hayden, J.E., 2016. Calliprora sp., a gelechiid moth, a new continental USA record. Tri-ology, 55(2): 7. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Walker, F., 1866. Supplement - part 5. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 35: 1963.

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