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Crambidae 80a1053 – 5116   Loxostegopsis xanthocrypta (Dyar, 1913)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: xanthocrypta (Dyar, 1913) (Pyrausta) - MONA 1983: 5116; TL: Mexico City, Mexico. Taxonomic Notes: Loxostegopsis xanthocrypta (Dyar, 1913) may be a name applied to two species, Powell & Opler (2009). The holotype is from Mexico City but specimens from California were included in the type series. BOLD specimens from Texas were identified by Eugene G. Munroe. BOLD specimens from FL were identified by Bernard Landry.

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

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Dyar, H.G., 1913. Descriptions of new Lepidoptera, chiefly from Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 44(1951): 319. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 23.18m; p. 178. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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