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Crambidae
80a1021 – 5244   Herpetogramma fluctuosalis (Lederer, 1863)
             Greater Sweetpotato Webworm

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Distribution: MD south to FL and TX, not in Canada - Handfield & Handfield (2021).
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • fluctuosalis Lederer 1863 (Botys) - MONA 1983: 5244
  • ipomoealis Capps 1964 (Pachyzancla)
  • 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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Handfield, L. & D. Handfield, 2021. A revision of the Canadian species of the Genus Herpetogramma Lederer, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae: Herpetogrammatini), with descriptions of three new species. Bonn Zoological Bulletin, 70 (1): 173-199.
    • Solis M.A., 2010. North American Herpetogramma Lederer, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae): type specimens and identity of species in the United States and Canada. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 112(3): 451-463.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Herpetogramma fluctuosalis
    © Ken Childs
    Herpetogramma fluctuosalis
    Reared - © George Smiley
    Herpetogramma fluctuosalis
    © George Smiley LG
    on Saururus cernuus
    Herpetogramma fluctuosalis
    © George Smiley LG
    on Saururus cernuus
    Herpetogramma fluctuosalis
    © George Smiley LG
    on Saururus cernuus

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