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Crambidae 80a0854 – 5131   Choristostigma perpulchralis (Hampson, 1899)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: perpulchralis (Hampson, 1899) (Ischnurges) - MONA 1983: 5131; TL: Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. chromaphila; Munroe, 1983 (Choristostigma) missp. chromophila (Dyar, 1914) (Ischnurges); TL: Tehuacan, Mexico. microchroia (Dyar, 1916) (Ischnurges)

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) Hampson, G.F., 1899. A revision of the moths of the subfamily Pyraustinae and family Pyralidae. Part II. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1899(1): 188. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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