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Crambidae 80a0978 – 5218   Palpita quadristigmalis (Guenée, 1854)              Four-spotted Palpita

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Description/ Field Marks: Wingspan: 26-30 mm (Hayden & Buss, 2013). Similar Species: Diaphania costata - See Hayden et al. (2017). Palpita flegia - See Hayden et al. (2017). Palpita kimballi - See Hayden & Buss (2013) and Hayden et al. (2017). Palpita persimilis - See Hayden & Buss (2013). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: quadristigmalis (Guenée, 1854) (Margarodes) - MONA 1983: 5218

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:AAH5326 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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 23.42m; p. 179. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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