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Crambidae 80a0980 – 5219   Palpita kimballi Munroe, 1959              Kimball's Palpita

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Distribution: Holotype: Englewood, FL. Genitalia: See Munroe (1959) and Hayden et al., (2017). Similar Species: Diaphania costata - See Hayden et al. (2017). Palpita flegia - See 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: • Palpita kimballi Munroe, 1959

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAH4997 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. Munroe, E.G., 1959. New species and new subspecies of Palpita (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 91(10): 641-650. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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