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Crambidae 80a1050 – 5177.1   Apogeshna acestealis (Walker, 1859)

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Distribution: USA: Florida. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: phoerusalis of authors; not , [no date] (Apogeshna) acestealis (Walker, 1859) (Samea); TL: Dominican Republic, St. Domingo. phaerusalis (Walker, 1859) (Asopia); TL: Honduras. sagralis (Druce, 1895) (Blepharomastix); TL: Mexico, Vera Cruz, Atoyac; Tabasco, Teapa. Panama, Chiriqui; Volcan de Chiriqui, 2000–3000 ft. Taxonomic Notes: Apogeshna acestealis (Walker, 1859), elevated from synonymy of 5177 Apogeshna stenialis (Guenée, 1854) in Munroe (1995:64), is now recognized within the North American fauna, collected in 2013 from Florida by Jim Vargo.

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) Munroe, E.G., V.O. Becker, J.C. Shaffer, M. Shaffer, M.A. Solis, 1995. Pyraloidea [60. Pyralidae]. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Volume 3. Checklist: Part 2. Hyblaeoidea - Pyraloidea - Tortricoidea. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera and Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, FL, 34-79. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Walker, F., 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 17: 352 (acestealis). Walker, F., 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 17: 368 (phaerusalis).

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