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Crambidae 80a0977 – 5217   Palpita flegia (Cramer, [1777])              Satin White Palpita

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Description/ Field Marks: Wingspan: 35-50 mm (Hayden & Buss, 2013). Genitalia: See Hayden et al., (2017) Similar Species: Diaphania costata - 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.) Synonymy: flegialis (Poey, [1777]) (Pyralis) flegyalis (Guenée, [1777]) (Margarodes) flegia (Cramer, [1777]) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 5217 phantasmalis (Guenée, [1777]) (Margarodes) villosalis (Zeller, [1777]) (Paradosis) virginalis (Hübner, [1777]) (Margaronia)

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) Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA4889 Hayden, J.E. & J. Buss, 2013 [Rev. 2017]. Olive Shootworm, Palpita persimilis Munroe (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension, 2013(6): 1-6. Hayden, J.E. & J. Buss, 2013 [Rev. 2017]. Olive Shootworm, Palpita persimilis Munroe (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension, 2013(6): 1-6. 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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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