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Crambidae
80a0917 – 5255   Diastictis ventralis (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
             White-spotted Brown

© Bob Moul
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • ventralis Grote & Robinson 1867 (Botys) - MONA 1983: 5255
  • ssp. a. ventralis Grote & Robinson 1867 (Botys) - MONA 1983: 5255; Type locality: USA, Atlantic district
  • ssp. b. seamansi Munroe 1956 (Diastictis); Type locality: Lethbridge, AB
  • 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)
    • Munroe, E., 1956. Restriction and Revision of the Genus Diastictis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 88(5): 208-228.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Diastictis ventralis
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Diastictis ventralis
    © Larry Line
    Diastictis ventralis
    © Robert Grosek
    Diastictis ventralis
    © Robert Grosek
    Diastictis ventralis
    © Nolie Schneider
    Diastictis ventralis
    © Jack Foreman
    Diastictis ventralis
    © Howell Curtis
    Diastictis ventralis
    © Ken Childs
    Diastictis ventralis
    © Carol Wolf
    Diastictis ventralis
    © Jim Vargo

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