Crambidae
80a0996 –
5239 Terastia meticulosalis
Guenée, 1854
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Distribution: |
Type locality (meticulosalis): Haiti. Type locality (coeligenalis): USA, Florida, Indian River. Type locality (quadratalis): Indonesia, Java. Type locality (occidentalis): USA, California, San Diego County, La Jolla. |
Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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Synonymy: |
• Terastia meticulosalis Guenée, 1854 • Megastes coeligenalis Hulst, 1886 • Megaphysa quadratalis Walker, [1866] • occidentalis Sourakov & Grishin, 2022 |
Taxonomic Notes: |
Terastia meticulosalis Guenée, 1854 includes as a new subspecies T. m. occidentalis Sourakov & Grishin, 2022. |
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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.
- Guenée, M.A., 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 8(8): 212.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 23.31f; p. 179. Book Review and ordering
- Sourakov, A., J. Zhang, Q, Cong, L. Song, N.V. Grishin, 2022. Erythrina stem borer moth in California – New taxonomic status and implications for control of this emerging pest. Journal of Applied Entomology, 00: 1-5.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
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