Crambidae
80a0962 –
5216 "Diaphania" costata
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Description/ Field Marks: |
The cross vein near the middle of the costal margin is straight and outwardly obtuse, not outwardly concave as in Palpita. |
Genitalia: |
See Hayden et al., (2017). |
Similar Species: |
- Palpita flegia - See Hayden et al. (2017).
- Palpita kimballi - See Hayden & Buss (2013) and Hayden et al. (2017).
- Palpita persimilis - See Hayden & Buss (2013).
- Palpita quadristigmalis - See Hayden & Buss (2013).
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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Synonymy: |
• Phalaena costata Fabricius, 1775 • Margarodes aurocostalis Guenée, 1854 • Margarodes imitalis Guenée, 1854 |
Taxonomic Notes: |
"Diaphania" costata (Fabricius, 1775), prov. pl. in Hayden & Scholtens (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023), was previously transferred from the genus Stemorrhages to Diaphania in Munroe (1995), ZooKeys, 535: 32. |
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References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA5817 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Fabricius, J.C., 1775. Systema Entomologiae, 1775: 638.
- Hayden, J.E., E.R. Hoebeke, M.A. Bertone and V.A. Brou, Jr, 2017. Diaphania costata (F.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae), a Commonly Misidentified Pest of Ornamental Apocynaceae in the Southern United States. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 119(2): 173- 190.
- Scholtens, B.G. & M.A. Solis, 2015. Annotated check list of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of Mexico. ZooKeys, 535: 1-136.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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